I guess that is a difference between me and Mr. Proyect -- I highly value living in a culture where I can mock the ideas of others without fear of being killed, and Mr. Proyect has other priorities.
I should also add this is another reason why I am a big Leo Strauss fan -- he wrote "Persecution and the Art of Writing." The man thought things through. David Shemano --- Original Message--- To: [email protected] From: ravi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 2/10/2006 7:53PM Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Truthdig racism >> At around 10/2/06 9:31 pm, Louis Proyect wrote: >> >> > In keeping with the idiotic "free speech" campaign on behalf of the >> > racist Danish cartoons being mounted by Kathe Pollitt on the Nation >> > Magazine blog, Doug Ireland and Cooper (surprise--surprise) on their own >> > blogs, not to speak of the upfront Islamophobia of the openly rightwing >> > Harry's Place, Norm Geras, Little Green Footballs, etc., we get a truly >> > toxic outburst from a character named Sam Harris on truthdig. In an >> > article titled "Sam Harris on the reality of Islam" >> > (http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20060207_reality_islam/), we learn >> > the following: >> >> > <...> >> >> > This is basically the Pim Fortuyn, Oriana Fallaci line. It is racist >> > through and through. >> >> >> So, take that David Shemano! >> >> --ravi >> >> -- >> If you wish to contact me, you will get my attention faster by >> substituting "r" for "listmail" in my email address. Thank you! >> >> >>
