Stalinism (or new McCarthyism?)

[John Mackay]

On Sun, 7 Oct 2001 jflevin at MAIL.UCR.EDU wrote:

> At 06:22 AM 10/7/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >_____________________
> >The war on dissent
> >
> >As Americans unite behind their flag, they are in no mood to tolerate
> >criticism, writes SIMON HOUPT. But are they sacrificing the very freedom
> >they are defending?
> >
> >By SIMON HOUPT
>
> Neither Mr. Bilenkin nor the Canadian columnist he has pasted into this
> list understands the 1st Amendment or the concept of free speech.  In none
> of the contemporary examples cited were free speech rights violated--the
> whining Mr. Moore can say whatever he wants, and those who find what he
> says despicable can say whatever they want about him or to him,

        including the death threats?

and the
> owner of a newspaper or radio station is under no 1st Amendment obligation
> to provide Mr. Moore OR Mr. Maher with a platform.  The trouble with
> lefties like Moore and Sontag is that they can dish it out ("Kill
> Whitey..."), but they can't take it.

        Is "kill whitey" (!!!!!!) an actual quote? Or are "we" supposed to
just
"get
the point" without any actual citation? And why hasn't THIS inspired
missive from Mr. Levin  elicited the yelps of protest that greeted
Ushakin's mail a few weeks ago?

j.


> Jules Levin >
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