Democracy & Censorship
May 11, 2006 10:47 AM
by carlosaveline
Friends,
Thanks a lot.
Publishing libel is not being democratic.
Libels are crime in any democratic country.
Various kinds of Soloviofs, paid or not, have circulated libels especially AFTER HPB died, in order to avoid the legal democratic consequences of it (H.S. Olcott underlined that in his Old Diary Leaves).
You defending the liberty to slander reminds me North Korea and Iran defending the democratization of Nuclear Weapons.
People who respect democracy should try to force the USA, UK, France etc. to reduce and abandon their own nuclear weapons -- instead of spreading those weapons everywhere.
Freedom of speach is one thing. Freedom of slander is no democratic principle.
Can see the point? Take care not to get too scholarly. Idries Shah wrote:
"Academicians are without understanding, and continue to wrangle long after their positions have been demolished." (1)
>From your friend, Carlos.
NOTE:
(1) "Wisdom of the Idiots", Idries Shah, The Octagon Press, London, 180 pp., see p.37.
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Data:Thu, 11 May 2006 13:31:02 EDT
Assunto:Re: Theos-World Carolos on "To Daniel on the False Dollars"
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> In a message dated 5/11/2006 12:27:02 PM Central Standard Time,
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> And for the record I do not think ETS made a mistake at all in
> reprinting the Coulomb pamphlet.
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> I wonder if Carlos has heard the word "censorhip" and has any idea how that
> idea sounds to our ears.
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