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bearclaw@cruller.invalid wrote:

>In article <44d11d69.26001384@news.earthlink.net>,
> hchickpea@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>> Bearclaw, you have it ass-backwards. 
>
>Maybe so. After I posted the previous article, my house was struck by 
>lightning, turning my DSL modem into a slag heap. God was probably 
>censoring me. 
>
>More response to your response later. Mostly questions, to see if I 
>really do have it backwards. Or ass-backwards. Or whatever. First, I 
>have to reconfigure my router and surge-protect the new DSL terminal.

Bummer Bearclaw.  Hope your homeowners insurance covered at least part
of the loss.  I wondered why you hadn't responded.  As much as we
often disagree, I think we both get a kick out of exposing the
different points of view.

>I hope I am mistaken, because:
>
>Unless I really did read you wrong, it is immensely discouraging to see 
>Usenet participants supporting arbitrary "standards" of speech. 

I'm more accurately saying that there is a time and place for
everything, and that there will always be attempts to push the limits.
IMO, adults best serve children by acting in an a manner that
reinforces the expectations of civilized society.

>Not long after posting the original article, I listened to a podcast 
>interview with a female writer in Turkey who currently faces a 
>three-year prison term for "anti-Turkish" writing; her book frankly 
>discusses the historically factual Turkish genocide against the 
>Armenians. I hope she didn't leave out any profanity.

If she wants to be considered seriously by the Turks, I hope she did.