Censorship is the Real Clear and Present Danger: Part I

I mention a great deal of stuff. Here are some links to help you make sense of it all.

Wendy McElroy on the Comstock Act: http://www.wendymcelroy.com/xxx/chap3.htm
National Coalition Against Censorship: http://www.ncac.org/home.cfm
Christopher Hitchens on Free Speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Hg-Y7MugU
Emma Goldman's "The Victims of Morality": http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/goldmanmor.htm
Wikipedia on Schenck v United States: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenck_v._United_States

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• wendy mcelroy
• free speech
• censorship
• liberty
• tyranny
• schenck
• oliver wendell holmes
• war
• schenck v united states
• supreme court
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• leftofawesome
• christopher hitchens
• dissent

[alexmcduffmiller]

So you agree the government is involved in your life too much?

...

Seems hypocritical for an uber-leftwinger

[QuantumTuba]

Also, if you're going to point out instances of censorship supported by the left, such as the actions of communist governments or the current support for the Fairness Doctrine, "campaign finance reform" (which effectively limits political speech), and Hate Speech laws by "progressives," don't bother. I already oppose such censorious laws.

[Pwnografie]

Exactly man.

I don't want to be told how to talk, or how to live my life, fuck that shit.

[QuantumTuba]

We should never be punished for crossing the line. It was made for those who can't think for themselves. Fuck that shit!

[windexcleansall]

I like your normal voice when you're not pretending to be Christopher Hitchens (just 'cause, y'know, he's freakin' Christopher Hitchens! No one can be him!)

Also: Interesting video. I'm gonna have to use those links, though. You were bouncing all over the place.

[QuantumTuba]

Edit: Yeah, listening to it again I was totally ripping off Hitchens's free speech lecture.

XD

Please do check out the links. It's hard to be coherent when you're spontaneously recording liberal commentary around 3-5 am.

[Leftofawesome]

Note, this is also QuantumTuba, on my collab channel account.

[Leftofawesome]

The left wing is only in favor of big government with regards to economics. On economics, I am largely undecided, fluctuating across the spectrum, flirting with Keynesian, Chomskyan, Randian, and often even Rothbardian theories.

Indeed, when you look at where I am on the political compass, what stands out is not my leftism, but my hardcore social libertarianism.

For instance, from a test I took:

My Political Views

I am a centrist social libertarian

Left: 0.56, Libertarian: 7.58

[Pwnografie]

Let's revolt! It's revolution! Bring out the guillotines!

[QuantumTuba]

Yes, I know nobody else can be Hitchens. But I've never attempted to do so. Weird accent changes are just how I speak, although the fact that he's the main guy I listen to on this subject means I was imitating him to an extent.