From: Mikhael Frieden <mikhaelf@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 14:07:38 +0800
To: Peter Herngaard <lizard@dnai.com>
Subject: Re: Hate speech in Germany...
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At 03:37 AM 12/6/97 +0100, Peter Herngaard wrote:

>However, also the traditional right-wing "liberals" 
>and "conservatives" 
>endorse strict censorship of hate speech.

        You might ask yourself of their genesis. 

>The reason why I do not support any anti-racst organization, except 
>Nizkor, is that most such "human rights" advocacy groups in Europe are in 
>favour of censorship.

        Nizkor is the worst of them all. They even misrepresent physical
laws. 

>The United Nations is a threat to freedom of speech in particular in Europe
>where we have no gaurantee of freedom of speech with similar strength as 
>that the First Amendment provides.

        You folks should get yourselves a 2nd amendment first. 

>It was shocking to observe that states such as China, Nigeria, Pakistan  
>can influence freedom of speech
>from within the U.N. under
>cover of "elimination of all forms of racial discrimination."

        Passing a law in a good cause only invites people to find ways to
use it to their own ends as in Canada against Zundel. 

-=-=-
The 2nd guarantees all the rest.