(November 5, 2014 at 4:38 pm)xpastor Wrote: I have not advocated giving the government the power to regulate speech. I have stated that inciting others to violent behavior is already a crime.
BTW, wouldn't some people call it brainwashing if the government sponsored education programs to direct our opinions in channels it approved? That sounds like more of a threat to freedom than arresting people for inciting violence and then giving them the full protection of due process.
Clearly, you have much more faith in your due process than I do in mine. All our government has to do is label you a terrorist and they can incarcerate you without having to show due cause. There is no protection.
And who's talking about government sponsored education? I'm talking about people creating a culture that is educated by individuals spreading information via the internet.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
