Comments on: It Will Be a Subdivision of Their Ministry of Truth… http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/10/20/it-will-be-a-subdivision-of-their-ministry-of-truth/ Just another geek in the geek kingdom Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Robert S. Porter http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/10/20/it-will-be-a-subdivision-of-their-ministry-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-6087 Robert S. Porter Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:18:56 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=2767#comment-6087 Just for reference, Voltaire never said "I do not agree with what you say, but I will fight to my death for you to say it." Instead it is an author's synthesis of Voltarie's philosophy. Just for reference, Voltaire never said “I do not agree with what you say, but I will fight to my death for you to say it.” Instead it is an author’s synthesis of Voltarie’s philosophy.

]]> By: Julian Sanchez http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/10/20/it-will-be-a-subdivision-of-their-ministry-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-6082 Julian Sanchez Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:49:48 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=2767#comment-6082 Yeah, except... that's not true. Do a search on their site for "FCC" and you'll find dozens of articles in which MRC president Brent Bozell calls for more vigorous FCC regulation of "indecent" content on TV and radio -- and laments that they can't do the same on cable. Yeah, except… that’s not true. Do a search on their site for “FCC” and you’ll find dozens of articles in which MRC president Brent Bozell calls for more vigorous FCC regulation of “indecent” content on TV and radio — and laments that they can’t do the same on cable.

]]> By: JD http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/10/20/it-will-be-a-subdivision-of-their-ministry-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-6081 JD Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:30:40 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=2767#comment-6081 Since when does the MRC not care about "free speech," in the sense of freedom from government regulation? I've never seen them ask for government regulation of anybody. All they do is criticize the speech of the mainstream media -- which is completely consistent with the existence of free speech, and indeed is an example of the exercise of free speech. Free speech doesn't mean, "No one gets to criticize other people's speech." Since when does the MRC not care about “free speech,” in the sense of freedom from government regulation? I’ve never seen them ask for government regulation of anybody. All they do is criticize the speech of the mainstream media — which is completely consistent with the existence of free speech, and indeed is an example of the exercise of free speech. Free speech doesn’t mean, “No one gets to criticize other people’s speech.”

]]> By: Julian Sanchez http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/10/20/it-will-be-a-subdivision-of-their-ministry-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-6076 Julian Sanchez Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:20:46 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=2767#comment-6076 OH, sorry, I assumed it would be clear that I think the fairness doctrine is repellent -- though it also has approximately zero chance of actually being reinstated. I just find it rich that MRC is suddenly pretending to care about free speech. OH, sorry, I assumed it would be clear that I think the fairness doctrine is repellent — though it also has approximately zero chance of actually being reinstated. I just find it rich that MRC is suddenly pretending to care about free speech.

]]> By: Julian Elson http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/10/20/it-will-be-a-subdivision-of-their-ministry-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-6075 Julian Elson Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:35:34 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=2767#comment-6075 I'm curious: do you actually support the Fairness Doctrine, or do you just think that the MRC claim to being champions of free speech is absurd even if they are "coincidentally" correct in their opposition to the Fairness Doctrine? I’m curious: do you actually support the Fairness Doctrine, or do you just think that the MRC claim to being champions of free speech is absurd even if they are “coincidentally” correct in their opposition to the Fairness Doctrine?

]]> By: Milena Thomas http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/10/20/it-will-be-a-subdivision-of-their-ministry-of-truth/comment-page-1/#comment-6073 Milena Thomas Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:54:01 +0000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/?p=2767#comment-6073 Let's have a little solace in blogs then, I suppose? While it is irksome we cannot control the quality of bloggers out there, I am overjoyed such a medium for free expression exists. I love that great Voltaire quote, "I do not agree with what you say, but I will fight to my death for you to say it." Let’s have a little solace in blogs then, I suppose?

While it is irksome we cannot control the quality of bloggers out there, I am overjoyed such a medium for free expression exists. I love that great Voltaire quote, “I do not agree with what you say, but I will fight to my death for you to say it.”

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