Lee is posting in an echo, and from a BBS, legally covered by
Swedish law. In Sweden we still allow a lot of leniency regarding BF>>freedom of speech.
But hi is off topic.
We have nothing, yet, in Swedish law that limits the freedom of
speech based on being on topic or not. I usually tell him when he's
too far off limit, and he always respects my request. Good enough
for me.
Freedom of speech is a binary freedom, like every other freedom.
Either you have it or you don't. As soon as you apply even a minor BF>restriction, that binary goes into NOT -- hey presto, you no longer
have it at all.
The same goes for every freedom you can think of. Either you
have it or you don't. There is no middle way here, you only are BF>manipulated to think so...
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