It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.

Saturday, August 09, 2008

hate speech is bad

...but laws against it are worse (oh, and unconstitutional)

update: this doesn't look promising either

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"Doudou Diène, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance," ...

C'mon Hatless, they have to be pulling your leg -- how could any sane organization create a post called the "Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance"?

That's crazy talk!