File spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1997/marxism-international.9710, message 421


Date: 	Mon, 20 Oct 1997 14:40:47 -1000
From: Stephen E Philion <philion-AT-hawaii.edu>
Subject: Re: M-I: Free Speech


James,

Gimme a break, free speech free smeech...Free speech simply refers your
right to say what you believe without being persecuted by the state..It
has nothing to do with email list managers' decisions  about suspending
pepole for violating a lists' rules...Now, if Uncle Sam tries to shut down
the list or send out the police to arrest its more interesting
contributors (that wouldn't be any of the people suspended this week,
don't worry)...well, then we've got a free speech problem on our hands...

Free speech....free schmeech..

Steve

On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, James Heartfield wrote:

> Some time ago there were complaints about Louis Godena's posting of
> Adolfo Olochea's mails. I said at the time that the principle of free
> speech meant we should decide for ourselves what we read and what we
> don't.
> 
> Now Louis has expelled David Beddgood, Bob Malecki and others for
> posting Gerry Levy's mails.
> 
> I don't favour rudeness or personal attacks, but I think I am old enough
> to decide for myself what I can read without getting too frightened or
> upset. 'Free speech for me but not for thee' is just hypocrisy.
> 
> Lift all the suspensions!
> -- 
> James Heartfield
> 
> 
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