Re: Re: Bug#283578: ITP: hot-babe -- erotic graphical system activitymonitor
On 05/12/2004 Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> > so you would even accept nazi propaganda material in debian, just
> > because you dislike censorship?
>
> Yes, for the very same reason that many public libraries across the
> world contain the book 'Mein Kampf', by Adolf Hitler.
there's a big difference between documenting history and actively
propagandizing historical backspins. at least there should be.
> > did you ever think about the issue, that discriminating
> > positions/POVs themselves are censoring, as they eliminate the thoughts
> > of suppressed individuals?
>
> It is discriminating to censor other people's thoughts, even if those
> thoughts themselves are discriminating and advocate censorship.
you may run into big troubles if you tolerate a violent ideology - it's
no longer about thoughts but more about brutality.
maybe we have different ideas about what freedom is, but at least in my
eyes - freedom is always limited by other peoples freedom.
discriminating is mostly about retrenching other peoples freedom, isn't
it?
bye
jonas
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