[PEN-L:6797] Re: The continuing saga

[Bill Moore <billkatt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 19 Oct 1996, Michael Perelman wrote:

> So far two people have spoken up for the usefulness of Shawgi's postings,
> several for freedom of speech, and several notes of appreciation, both
> public and private.

Suppose only *one* did, or suppose *no* one did; would censorship be less
palatable?  Oikos v. Nomos?

> I wish that I knew a better way to handle such matters.  Bill Mitchell was
> correct to point out one factor, that most of his posts concerned the
> world outside of the U.S.  Maybe lurkers outside of North America found
> his material more useful than some others did.

As my 91-year-old-male-parental-unit (labor organizer in Detroit in the
'30's and '40's with the bullet-scars-as-evidence) still says, "Shoot me,
but don't 'shush' me."  Shades of Reagan's 1984...
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