KFL%MX.LCS.MIT.EDU@MC.LCS.MIT.EDU (08/22/86)
[ I take it that no amount of anecdotal proof will make you
reconsider the principal, eh? -CWM]
Well, how much anecdotal evidence of happy slaves or of miserable
freed slaves would it take for you to support slavery?
The overwhelming quantity of evidence is on my side. Liberals are
as fond of trotting out the rare exceptions as tobacco companies are
fond of healthy 90 year olds who have smoked heavily for 80 years.
We are either free to broadcast what we wish or we aren't. The fact
that the FCC approved a political advertisement for broadcast makes it
no less repugnant that such approval is necessary. Just as the fact
that the Soviet Union approves the exit visa of a dissident makes it
no less repugnant that such a visa is necessary.
...Keith
[ Well, I can quote you on this: Steve Walton (quoted by you in V6
#35) says, concerning your use of anecdotal immigrants-make-good
stories, "(You have a habit of arguing with anecdotes.)", to which you
reply, "Real life is made up of millions of anecdotes." Maybe we
could do a remake of "Deliverance", with a new theme-song, "Duelling
Anecdotes"? I see lots of opinions I don't like on TV. I take this
as a good sign. - CWM]
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