[LINK] Academics branded 'anti-US over FTA research'

[Jan Whitaker]

At 07:12 AM 1/08/2006, Alan L Tyree wrote:

>We also support laws which restrict the right of people to say things
>that we do not agree with.

Careful with the broad brush there, Alan. The 'royal we' may apply to you 
and and Howard's crew, but not me or many other people around the world. 
That position of restricted speech and putting people away in jail because 
they think and talk about doing something is not part of my value 
structure. I may not like the position taken, but as long as they don't act 
on it, then I have the same right to counter their position with my own 
facts and opinions and feelings. Shouting matches don't hurt people, guns 
and jails hurt people.  I just wish Ruddock-ler and Little Johnny 
Howard-ler took that view.

Jan


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