Re: NETCOM.COM refuses to act against Anti-Semitism

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durleste (at) plains(dot)nodak(dot)edu (Adrian A. Durlester) wrote:

>As offensive as the actions may be, I have to side with NETCOM is this case.
>I fear censorship far more than I do hateful speech. Let the lunatics rave
>so they can be seen in public for all their idiocy.

>Adrian
>Adrian A. Durlester durleste (at) plains(dot)nodak(dot)edu
>Production Manager, Festival Concert Hall - North Dakota State University, 
>Fargo
>Alternate E-mail: 
>72507(dot)471 (at) compuserve(dot)com   AdrianD (at) aol(dot)com

Not sure I completely agree.  Clearly, the government can and should
not censor speech.  However, Netcom is a private company and can set
rules and regulations for the conduct of its members.  BBSs routinely
do so.  Racially offensive remarks seem to me a bright line that could
be drawn without threat to other kinds of speech.