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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by PinkyGigglebrain on Monday January 23 2017, @09:00PM

    by PinkyGigglebrain (4458) on Monday January 23 2017, @09:00PM (#457800)

    As repugnant as I may find many of Ethanol's comments to be I have to respect that he is willing to put his name on his comments, unlike many who post similar, or worse, comments who hide behind the AC account.

    If you don't like what he says you can filter him. And while you can do the same with ACs you also loose out more since sometimes an AC post has a good point or useful information, and it might just be the poster doesn't have/forgot their login creds..

    Remember, censorship starts with people going after the extreme contents first, and then works it's way into the rest of the comments. Remember that line about "First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out..." I would rather know that their are people who have such views, and let them speak them, than have them censored and angry that they can not speak their minds, because hidden hate festers, and becomes more dangerous than just spoken words,

    And the words that I live by "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

    --
    "Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
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