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>>>>> In article <1992Mar02.082931.21643@clarinet.com>,
>>>>> brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton) writes: 

Brad> And the reason for this is that censorship (in the sense of the
Brad> word we're using here) is the use of force/violence to control
Brad> the flow of information.  (Or, more commonly, the threat of
Brad> violence, which is the use of violence.)

Brad> This is why only governments can do it.  For others to do it is
Brad> illegal.  (Though if Vinnie and Guido were to visit me and say
Brad> they would break my legs if I post this message, I would call it
Brad> censorship.)

Does that mean the pickets awhile back protesting certain magazines in
Speedy 7/11 supermarkets, etc., were acting illegally?  They did
manage to get stores to pull certain magazines without threats of
violence and without gov't censorship!

My 2.5 cents worth (inflation, you know)

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