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Old 02-04-2009, 02:07 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ixtlan22 View Post
I suppose in general the only reason any speech should be censored is to avoid offending others. But I think many people take things to heart too easily.
I think this point is dead on.

The subjective nature of censorship creates larger, freedom-eating problems that we can't sacrafice.

I'd rather have someone claim art with throwing dung on religious iconography rather than have people not be able to speak their mind.
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