Posted by andysith at webport-cl6-cache2.ilford.mdip.bt.net on June 14, 2002 at 18:51:09:
In Reply to: They CAN still argue, they just have to argue well posted by fluffy on June 14, 2002 at 18:47:19:
you're willing to live in a laissez-faire dictatorship - do you not think that democracy, as the bush administration purports to support in his crusade against axes of evil, needs, deserves even the right to reply? the right to disagree?
no one disagrees that there are measures that need to be taken - the problem is that they are bundling in a whole loads of measures which were, if not written, on the spoken agenda in the bush administration BEFORE 11/9
: : he's free to argue his viewpoint - that's democracy - that's what is
: being eroded by acts such as the patriot act - other people are
: increasingly less able to argue theirs
: ~~`and not put pipe bombs in your mailbox.
: : : : I'm usually a lot more positive and stay out of political
: conversations
: : : but that post was the first thing to pop in my mind.
: : : : DG