Hello David!

11 Apr 20 13:50, you wrote to me:

Thinking before one speaks isn't censorship. It's simply common
sense.

<quote>
Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or
other information, on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient." </quote>

Self censorship maybe, but still censorship.

Thats where we differ I guess. We are all free to say what we choose.
Saying and being able to say what one chooses is to me the basis of
free speech. We are free to choose or NOT to choose to say what we
think and feel. Could be we differ on simple semantics.

Jeff


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Hello Jeff,

Thinking before one speaks isn't censorship. It's simply common
sense.

<quote>
Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or
other information, on the basis that such material is considered
objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient." </quote>

Self censorship maybe, but still censorship.

Thats where we differ I guess. We are all free to say what we choose. Saying and being able to say what one chooses is to me the basis of
free speech. We are free to choose or NOT to choose to say what we
think and feel. Could be we differ on simple semantics.

Yell "Fire!" in a crowded theatre and see what happens.

If there is (or never was) a real fire, the person who yelled
"Fire!" will be in big doo-doo. Probably spend lots of quality
time hauling rocks or some other activity at the local funhouse.

Yell "Rape!" in a crowded theatre and see what happens.

Even if no real rapist is anywhere around, the person who yelled
"Rape!" will be protected by everyone, and all will be well.

--Lee

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Hello Lee!

21 Apr 20 01:51, you wrote to me:

Self censorship maybe, but still censorship.

Thats where we differ I guess. We are all free to say what we
choose. Saying and being able to say what one chooses is to me
the basis of free speech. We are free to choose or NOT to choose
to say what we think and feel. Could be we differ on simple
semantics.

Yell "Fire!" in a crowded theatre and see what happens.

If there is (or never was) a real fire, the person who yelled
"Fire!" will be in big doo-doo. Probably spend lots of quality
time hauling rocks or some other activity at the local funhouse.

Yell "Rape!" in a crowded theatre and see what happens.

Even if no real rapist is anywhere around, the person who yelled
"Rape!" will be protected by everyone, and all will be well.

Too many people, media, politicians are yelling fire. Too many supposed
facts and numbers are being given or force fed to the public. Many times
only part of the truth is being stated. People are using this time of
stress, fear and concern to tell the public what they are suppose to
believe and who they are supposed to blame. Same crap different day.


Jeff


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Hello Jeff,

Self censorship maybe, but still censorship.

Thats where we differ I guess. We are all free to say what we
choose. Saying and being able to say what one chooses is to me
the basis of free speech. We are free to choose or NOT to choose
to say what we think and feel. Could be we differ on simple
semantics.

Yell "Fire!" in a crowded theatre and see what happens.

If there is (or never was) a real fire, the person who yelled
"Fire!" will be in big doo-doo. Probably spend lots of quality
time hauling rocks or some other activity at the local funhouse.

Yell "Rape!" in a crowded theatre and see what happens.

Even if no real rapist is anywhere around, the person who yelled
"Rape!" will be protected by everyone, and all will be well.

Too many people, media, politicians are yelling fire. Too many supposed facts and numbers are being given or force fed to the public. Many times only part of the truth is being stated. People are using this time of stress, fear and concern to tell the public what they are suppose to believe and who they are supposed to blame. Same crap different day.

Running the numbers (statistical analysis done properly) reveals
a far different story than what we have been told in regards to
the mortality rate of COVID-19. Seems the real numbers are much
closer to that of the seasonal flu. Studies of Santa Clara County
show the mortality rate of COVID-19 as being 0.2% - which would
be only a tad bit more than the seasonal flu rate of 0.1%.

How many newspapers would be sold if a novel virus was found only
to kill a few more people than the seasonal flu? Would the entire
country be shut down as a result?

Sources on request.

--Lee

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