RE: New Zealand Bans Manifesto
March 23, 2019 at 7:42 pm
(This post was last modified: March 23, 2019 at 7:46 pm by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
Quote:Making it illegal is a very different issue, indeed,
Quote:Not really
Yes, really. Since it is now illegal to own this piece of trash, if you are found with it in your possession, you could be fined or jailed or both (as well as having the pamphlet confiscated). That is a WORLD away from asking people to do something voluntarily.
Quote:'Whenever a government says "This you may not read, this you may not see, this you are forbidden to know", the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how noble the motives.' - Heinlein
Quote:Actually it's the other way around
Oh, silly me. You're right, of course. Free speech, an open society and freedom of inquiry is what leads to tyrannical societies. Thanks for the correction.
Boru
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