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Re: Neo-Nazi's? Just say no!

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From: Marc de Groot
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1996 00:00
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Gerry Morgan wrote:
> 
> Chris Daley wrote:
> >
> > Ed Martini wrote:
> > >
> > > >From: Myriam Diamond <diamond@cirque.geog.utoronto.ca>
> > > >      David A. Welch <welch@lake.wave.scar.utoronto.ca>
> > > >      Stanley Jeffers <fs300017@sol.yorku.ca>
> > >
> > > >A group of neo-nazis are trying to form a newsgroup on Usenet called
> > > >rec.music.white-power,
> >
> > Free speech is free speech.  Period.
> >
> > If we don't want them censoring our speech, we can't censor theirs, no
> > matter who they are.  That's the only way this will work.
> >
> > We may not always be happy with the results, but it sure beats the
> > alternatives!
> 
> But does it really have to be a *rec.* group? Voting against
> rec.music.white-power isn't going to censor anyone's freedom of expression, as
> they could go ahead and create an alt. group themselves. It's just a way of
> registering disapproval.

The group alt.music.white-power already exists.

Extra credit question: is it an exercise of one's freedom of speech to vote "no" for the creation 
of this newsgroup?

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From: Marc de Groot <marc@immersive.com>
Subject: Re: Neo-Nazi's?  Just say no!
Date: 1996/04/03
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