Date:         Sun, 1 Jul 2001 20:34:28 EDT
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From:         Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Terry's Anti Semitic Insults --
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In a message dated 7/1/01 1:20:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time

<<...  Are there not community standards of decency which are respected by the
 majority? >>

I'm not sure who originated the above statement. I deleted most of the
posting relating to this topic. I had to go to the archives to see what the
fuss was all about.

I find it ironic that the author referred to above should make that
statement. The Nazi's & their supporters made similar statements about the
morality of not being Aryan & Christian. They used the term similar to
"...community standards of decency which are respected by the majority..." as
a way to justify removing those who did agree with their ideology.

I don't necessarily agree with jokes made in bad taste. As you all may have
noticed in the past, I'm one of the first to jump on someone making racially
tainted remarks. However, I also cherish the idea of free speech. The guy
said some things that some of you find unpalatable. Whether he meant it one
way or the another is a moot point. I believe he got the message.

This was a discussion between himself and another listee (who seemed to have
disappeared from the discussion). I hope he got smart and decided to keep his
mouth shut to let the issue rest and not just off of vacation somewhere.

Don't start with me on free speech issues. I may just tell you all about
having lived in a third world country where I witnessed people shot for
something as simple as telling the president's wife that she had already
bought too many shoes.

BenT
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