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Barack's Racial Slur: "Typical White People"
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<blockquote data-quote="FadingWhispers3" data-source="post: 45115263" data-attributes="member: 8660"><p>Now call me a radical, but I have a thought. And that thought is that there shouldn't be any thought-crime or impediment to free speech. The line should be drawn at action. Think and say what you want, but we should only come down when it comes to action.</p><p></p><p>The reason is two. One is that shouting someone down, even if they are racist, means an end to dialog. We cannot have a dialog between unequal fellows. And there is no doubt that just as racists see some people as inferior, other people see racists as inferior. If there is no dialog, then it perpetuates whatever racism remains. If someone will not be listened to, he'll find out means to vent his frustrations.</p><p></p><p>And that brings me to the second reason. Which is that as long as we have freedom of speech, the cards are on the table. With society forcing things one way or the other, there is incentive to put up a false front and scheme behind doors. I'd rather know what I'm up against than live in ignorant bliss. And you know that people act best if they decide for themselves. Even acts of good are bitter if someone forced you to do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FadingWhispers3, post: 45115263, member: 8660"] Now call me a radical, but I have a thought. And that thought is that there shouldn't be any thought-crime or impediment to free speech. The line should be drawn at action. Think and say what you want, but we should only come down when it comes to action. The reason is two. One is that shouting someone down, even if they are racist, means an end to dialog. We cannot have a dialog between unequal fellows. And there is no doubt that just as racists see some people as inferior, other people see racists as inferior. If there is no dialog, then it perpetuates whatever racism remains. If someone will not be listened to, he'll find out means to vent his frustrations. And that brings me to the second reason. Which is that as long as we have freedom of speech, the cards are on the table. With society forcing things one way or the other, there is incentive to put up a false front and scheme behind doors. I'd rather know what I'm up against than live in ignorant bliss. And you know that people act best if they decide for themselves. Even acts of good are bitter if someone forced you to do it. [/QUOTE]
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