[53] in libertarians
[mjacknis@MIT.EDU: But what about the less intelligent?]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (damartin@ampere.mit.edu)
Mon Jul 4 01:25:03 1994
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 1994 01:21:52 -0400
From: damartin@ampere.mit.edu
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
Reply-To: mjacknis@MIT.EDU
From: mjacknis@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 94 00:34:09 -0400
To:
Subject: But what about the less intelligent?
>should restrict personal freedom because most of her Libertarian
>friends are very intelligent people and
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
True, true! :-)
>My response would be that Libertarians do not believe in the use of
>coersion and intimidation. If the march was actually disruptive to the
>residents, either physically or mentally, then it should be restricted.
I am not sure about mental disruption. If you mean the noise
is excessive and disruptive, there might be a valid reason for
restrictions. But if we start restricting upsetting ideas, then we
become censors.
The best way to fight hateful ideas is to let them be
expressed publicly so that everyone can see the hate for what it is
and reject it. Pushing it underground and hiding it just lets it grow
and fester.
-David Martin
