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Sent from: wendigo@pobox.com () -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- An entity claiming to be Jay.Betrug@mail-e2a-service.gnn.com wrote: : : "White power" racist music is not a legitimate form of music deserving of : a separate rec.music newsgroup, but rather a political group masquerading : as a musical one. And, the rec.* hierarchy is inappropriate because rec.* : is for recreational activities, and racism is anything but recreational. Who do these people think they are? Trying to mix music and politics? Preposterous! Next thing you know, they'll be trying to sneak their slanted political views into film and literature. Can we let this scourge known as Free Speech continue to spead??? : : But, most importantly, we must show the racists that they will not be : granted a mainstream forum in order to promote hate. If you don't want : a Usenet where minorities feel unwelcome and uncomfortable, vote NO on : rec.music.white-power. Let's make this a crushing defeat for racists. Might as well make it a crushing defeat for freedom of expression as well. I bet you even have a blue ribbon on your homepage. When will people understand that forbidden views are the most intriguing in the minds of most people. If you drive a group that espouses something you vehemently oppose underground, you only give their views credence. If you REALLY want to expose the weakness of white supremacist rhetoric, let them have their soapbox. In a rational manner, pick apart their postings. Point out WHY they are wrong. But, most of all ... don't sink to the level where you actually think that stifling a groups' methods of expressing their views is going to make you victorious. You may feel self-righteous and pat yourself on the back for "helping to stamp out nazism on the 'Net", but what will become of you when the frenzied bison that is public opinion shifts the other way and stamps you out? Don't martyr their views, allow them to show the public the absurdity of their views. - -- Mark Rogaski | Why read when you can just sit and | Member System Admin | stare at things? | Programmers Local GTI GlobalNet | Any expressed opinions are my own | # 0xfffe wendigo@pobox.com | unless they can get me in trouble. | APL-CPIO -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMU2CuQ0HmAyu61cJAQH5jgQApj4w8KayAKO3SfUe0OUJZflI+yMRWRei 1XXp1fc+qmiG7lpWbhAIumlMhLj4Yo4h/ViavV7Lr1I+F7CIT0OO1s5vJbdMk/KP SMe/opNclEuxBMqk/YkNGFhHj60Mw88SEjKb6prCUiuK+9kgfaRuYXu8P+v3falx LCn9D+9vSJM= =+xxr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----