Re: Fwd: Heston Speech

From: Loree Thomas (loreetg@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Feb 21 2001 - 15:43:45 MST


--- Max More <max@maxmore.com> wrote:
> At 12:00 PM 2/21/01, you wrote:
>
> >Maybe it's just me, but maybe not. Didn't Mr.
> Heston
> >on the one hand condemn the stifling of freedom of
> >speech on campus and on the other BRAG about his
> role
> >in stifling Ice-T's freedom of speech?
>
> Let's see, he did that not by force or law or by
> lying or misrepresenting,
> but by publicly reading the lyrics of a group
> promoted by Warner, then he
> let people make their own decision. How is that
> illogical?

I didn't say THAT was illogical, just that his stand
against PCness was illogical when he used PCness
himself in an instance that he bragged about in the
same speech.

What do you think "Political Correctness" is except
using moral suasion and public approbation to attempt
to enforce your own values on everyone around you?

Loree

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