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Re: Java Programming Best Practices

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On 7/22/2012 6:43 PM, Robert Klemme wrote:
> On 22.07.2012 23:25, Lew wrote:
>> On 07/22/2012 01:43 PM, Philip Brown wrote:
>
>>> But even from a legal standpoint, religion is a protected
>>> characteristic, so that site is clearly engaging in hate speech.
>>
>> Huh? Religion?
>>
>> And religion is a matter of choice, so one is perfectly free to speak
>> against the practices of any relgion, including even atheism.
>
> I think you are arguing from very different legal systems here.  If
> anything, Philip you should mention the legal basis you are arguing
> from.  The US, for example and as far as I know, are strictly liberal
> when it comes to freedom of speech.  In the US you are allowed to say
> things which are banned, for example, in Germany (for historic reasons).
>
> I don't think Roedy's statements qualify as hate speech (and I come from
> Germany which has a more restrictive approach to freedom of speech).
> Whether you think those claims are true or not, or even good to have
> that on the site is a totally different question.

     Here's something I know about R.G.: He favors vigilantism
and vandalism as a means of regulating the Internet.  See the
thread he started this past Valentine's Day titled "the Olson
Timezone Database," in which he writes (apparently in haste, but
he reaffirmed his position in follow-ups):

	"A hope Anonymous soon gets round to putting these
	unprintables out of business."

-- 
Eric Sosman
esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid

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  Re: Java Programming Best Practices Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-21 10:53 -0400
    Re: Java Programming Best Practices Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-21 14:55 -0700
      Re: Java Programming Best Practices Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-07-21 21:59 -0400
        Re: Java Programming Best Practices Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-07-22 16:11 -0700
          Re: Java Programming Best Practices Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-07-22 20:01 -0400
          Re: Java Programming Best Practices Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-07-22 19:49 -0400
    Re: Java Programming Best Practices Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-21 23:41 -0700
      Re: Java Programming Best Practices Philip Brown <phil@bolthole.com> - 2012-07-22 12:50 -0700
        Re: Java Programming Best Practices Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-22 13:07 -0700
          Re: Java Programming Best Practices Philip Brown <phil@bolthole.com> - 2012-07-22 13:43 -0700
            Re: Java Programming Best Practices Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-07-22 14:25 -0700
              Re: Java Programming Best Practices Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2012-07-23 00:43 +0200
                Re: Java Programming Best Practices markspace <-@.> - 2012-07-22 17:18 -0700
                Re: Java Programming Best Practices Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-07-22 21:11 -0400
                Re: Java Programming Best Practices Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-22 20:24 -0400
              Re: Java Programming Best Practices Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-07-22 21:34 -0400
  Re: Java Programming Best Practices Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-07-21 15:45 -0400

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