RWC102@PSUVM (R. W. F. Clark) (11/29/88)
Nancy Gould writes: [Referring to how wonderfully liberal and enlightened thing called censorship] >It's called politeness and consideration for the feelings of >others. Neither politeness nor consideration for the feelings of others can, or should, be legislated. One might think that referring to Brad Templeton as being the next worst thing to a Nazi is hardly polite or considerate. >No one person can be the authority. I think it just depends on how >many people complain. If the number is significant, maybe the joke >really is offensive. There is no law against being offensive. If there were, perhaps Makowsky, Richmond, and their ilk would have been imprisoned quite some time ago. fc
RWC102@PSUVM (R. W. F. Clark) (11/29/88)
Nancy Gould writes: [Referring to a wonderfully liberal and enlightened thing called censorship] >It's called politeness and consideration for the feelings of >others. Neither politeness nor consideration for the feelings of others can, or should, be legislated. One might think that referring to Brad Templeton as being the next worst thing to a Nazi is hardly polite or considerate. >No one person can be the authority. I think it just depends on how >many people complain. If the number is significant, maybe the joke >really is offensive. There is no law against being offensive. If there were, perhaps Makowsky, Richmond, and their ilk would have been imprisoned quite some time ago. fc