[476] in libertarians
IRF
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rick Soderstrom)
Thu Dec 8 10:32:55 1994
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 10:17:56 -0500
From: ricks@cognos.COM (Rick Soderstrom)
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
All I know about IRF is what I read yesterday and the response by Seth.
I think seth, that if someone ran a line by line commentary of what you said, explaining
the evil coded meaning in every phrase, you too could be discredited.
I do not understand the degree of factionalism presented here. What does it mater that
one group takes on free speech from the right and another from the left? If they both
agree that free expression is of basic importance, than maybe they can agree to work together
to that extent. The history if the left in north america is charactarized by such
factionalism. That is probably the main reason it has been so ineffective.
I find it strange that you downplay the importance of supression of free expression on
campuses. Amost all social movements start on the campuses. Supression starts there also.
Upholding of the freedom of students a fraternity is as important as that of workers at
a union rally.
While I do not discount the ability of the right wing to oppress freedom (I have tasted
a billy club in Alabama), many opressive laws being passed in North
America today are coming from the zeal of the left.
If the upholders of freedom must first pass a test of proper politics on economic matters,
you will destroy yoursef.
