black@pundit.DEC (DON BLACK DTN 261-2739 MS: NIO/N13 LOC: POLE C6) (08/22/85)
For all of you who fear censorship by the "Extreme Right," here's a
few examples of what we can expect from the our dear friends on the Left.
Below are some extracts from an article from the August 26, 1985
edition of the Spotlight (reprinted by permission, Copyright 1985 by
Cordite Fidelity Corp., 300 Independence Ave., SE, Washington, DC 20003.
All rights reserved.)
"LIBERALS BIG ON CENSORSHIP"
"The stereotype of the snob and cultural kill-joy in our society is
that of the intellectual right-winger. The blameless advocate of free
speech is always the Liberal on TV shows and other Establishment portrayals
of the censorship issues.
"Censorship incidence is up in both the United States and Europe and
contrary to cherished Establishment myths, most of the censors are not
nationalist rightists or Populists but Marxists and leftists.
"* In London, Ontario recently, rioting Marxist demonstrators at the
University of Western Ontario forced the cancellation of a lecture by Dr.
Arthur Jensen. Jensen, a professor of educational psychology at the
University of California, has researched the links between genetic back-
ground and IQ test scores. The demonstrators chanted that Jensen had
'no right to speak.'
"* In Murmansk, USSR, two Christian folk singers, Sergei Timokhin and
Valeri Barinov, were sentenced to 2 1/2 years at hard labor for composing
and performing original Christian ballads. Prior to sentencing, the two
had been confined to an experimental Soviet mental hospital for 'drug therapy'
and 'tests.'
"* In Oberammeragu, West Germany, the city's medieval Passion Play has
been expurgated under pressure from Zionist groups, who take offense at its
faithful depiction of gospel accounts of the crucifixion of Christ. The
centuries-old play was revised once in 1970 but still does not satisfy the
pro-Israelis, who have hinted that the play 'may have to be suppressed
altogether.'
"* MIT Professor Noam Chomsky's invitation to speak before the graduating
class of the Cornell Medical School was withdrawn after Israeli partisans
demanded that Chomsky (who is Jewish) be silenced. Last October Chomsky was
disinvited at the University of Michigan after pro-Israeli groups threatened
severe measures if his speech was sponsored by the school's Near Eastern
Studies Department. Chomsky is the author of the definitive assessment of
war Zionism, 'The Fateful Triangle.' Chomsky's fact-filled lectures draw
huge campus crowds---hence the pressure to silence him.
"* In Torrence, California, Irv Rubin, the National Director of the
terroristic Jewish Defense League (JDL), is demanding that the city expel
the Institute for Historical Review (IHR) by formal ordinance. the IHR's
'crime' is that it insists on exercising its right to publish historical
material reporting facts and findings which are different from the
Establishment's orthodoxy. Four years ago a man sued the IHR for scorning
'established historical fact,' a cause of action theretofore known only
behind the Iron Curtain.
"* In Alabama, Rev. Edward P. Markley was forbidden from speaking in
public against abortion for the next five years by Jefferson County Circuit
Court Judge Raymond H. Pearson. Markley has been instrumental in talking
women out of aborting their unborn as a result of his sidewalk counseling
sessions."
....
The article continues to some length with several more similar
examples. What scares me is that nobody cares. Very few people have
enough "Sack" to speak out against this kind of crap. And when we do
we get the lame comments about "Don't P___ them off. We might want
to sell them a [FILL IN THE BLANK] someday." Or "You don't have the
right to say that!"
I guess the way it works is that it's perfectly acceptable to bash
the United States and the Conservative right, but totally crass and down-
right racist to criticize the Left and other countries. It's perfectly
OK for 2.5% of the population to dictate to 97.5%, right? (Say, come to
think about it, isn't that what's happening in South Africa?)
So stick this one in your ears, Children. If you want a strictly
Left-wing net, go ahead and have it. I have other more important media
to publish in.
--Don Black
riddle@im4u.UUCP (08/23/85)
In article <91@decwrl.UUCP> black@pundit.DEC (DON BLACK) writes: > > For all of you who fear censorship by the "Extreme Right," here's a >few examples of what we can expect from the our dear friends on the Left. > ... >"LIBERALS BIG ON CENSORSHIP" And what, pray tell, do "rioting Marxist demonstrators" in Ontario, a court in Murmansk, USSR, or Zionists in Oberammergau or the U.S. have to do with "liberals"? Most of the Marxists I know would hit you if you accused them of being "liberal," and most of the liberals I know don't like Zionism much more than you do (although they don't usually combine it with anti-Semitism). Of the examples you cited, the only one which *might* be a case of censorship by a "liberal" was the sentencing of the fellow in Alabama not to speak in public on abortion for five years (and given the inconsistency of the rest of your article, I can't help but wonder if you're telling us the whole story). It seems to me that a number of "liberal" organizations -- like the American Civil Liberties Union -- have been taking pretty courageous stands defending the rights of people with views like yours to express them freely. I am also thinking of a case right here in Austin, Texas, where some minority activists are absolutely furious with our "liberal" City Council for letting the KKK march -- at a huge cost for police protection, I might add. The "liberals" are bending over backwards for you, Don. You ought to be thanking them for it. --- Prentiss Riddle ("Aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada.") --- {ihnp4,harvard,seismo,gatech}!ut-sally!riddle riddle@ut-sally.UUCP --- riddle@ut-sally.ARPA, riddle%zotz@ut-sally, riddle%im4u@ut-sally
lkk@teddy.UUCP (08/23/85)
In article <91@decwrl.UUCP> black@pundit.DEC (DON BLACK DTN 261-2739 MS: NIO/N13 LOC: POLE C6) writes: > > For all of you who fear censorship by the "Extreme Right," here's a >few examples of what we can expect from the our dear friends on the Left. > ..... > "* MIT Professor Noam Chomsky's invitation to speak before the graduating >class of the Cornell Medical School was withdrawn after Israeli partisans >demanded that Chomsky (who is Jewish) be silenced. Last October Chomsky was >disinvited at the University of Michigan after pro-Israeli groups threatened >severe measures if his speech was sponsored by the school's Near Eastern >Studies Department. Chomsky is the author of the definitive assessment of >war Zionism, 'The Fateful Triangle.' Chomsky's fact-filled lectures draw >huge campus crowds---hence the pressure to silence him. People who oppose Noam Chomsky for his views on Israel can hardly be called leftists. Chmosky himself is the consummate American leftist. You're getting confused Don. Zionist != Leftist. Frequently its the vice versa. -- Sport Death, Larry Kolodney (USENET) ...decvax!genrad!teddy!lkk (INTERNET) lkk@mit-mc.arpa
terry@nrcvax.UUCP (Terry Grevstad) (08/27/85)
black@pundit.DEC (DON BLACK DTN 261-2739 MS: NIO/N13 LOC: POLE C6) says: > > For all of you who fear censorship by the "Extreme Right," here's a >few examples of what we can expect from the our dear friends on the Left. [blah, blah, blah....] > So stick this one in your ears, Children. If you want a strictly >Left-wing net, go ahead and have it. I have other more important media >to publish in. > > --Don Black Then why don't you go to your "more important media" and get your garbage off the net??? -- \"\t\f1A\h'+1m'\f4\(mo\h'+1m'\f1the\h'+1m'\f4\(es\t\f1\c _______________________________________________________________________ Terry Grevstad Network Research Corporation {sdcsvax,hplabs}!sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!terry ucbvax!calma!nrcvax!terry