From: Howard Brazee on
On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:27:58 +1200, "Pete Dashwood"
<dashwood(a)removethis.enternet.co.nz> wrote:

>>> I guess I should state again that the opinions expressed are purely
>>> personal ones. I feel very strongly about the right to free speech,
>>> to the point where I will tolerate the down side of it. I wouldn't
>>> expect everyone else to necessarily agree with this point of view.
>>
>> Lots of people seem to advocate free speech as long as it agrees with
>> their views. Which isn't free speech at all.
>
>Agreed. I sincerely hope you weren't aiming this at me, Howard :-)

I was responding to your last sentence about "everyone else".

I just read about Asian-style emoticons, which are oriented vertically
instead of horizontally - with more emphasis on the eyes. I like
theirs better than ours.

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"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison