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Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group

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Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Rick Johnson
> <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> wrote:
> > That's the beauty of free speech: "We have right to be annoyed, and
> > the author has the right not to give a damn". The only alternative
> > is fascist censorship, and I'll happily endure these annoyances to
> > prevent that!
>
> Free speech also gives the freedom to not listen.

Freedom of expression entails an obligation on the state to not quash
anyone's expression. It does not affect anyone who is not the state; it
imposes no obligation on the PSF.

Freedom of expression has no implication that anyone else is obligated
to listen, as you say. It also has no implication that anyone is
obligated to carry that expression further.

So a forum such as this can block obnoxious spam, and that choice does
not impact anyone's freedom of expression.

-- 
 \         “I planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now I don't know |
  `\                                  what to feed it.” —Steven Wright |
_o__)                                                                  |
Ben Finney

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Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Luke Tomaneng <luketomaneng@gmail.com> - 2015-01-19 16:15 -0800
  Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-20 11:22 +1100
    Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-19 16:31 -0800
  Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2015-01-19 16:38 -0800
    Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-20 12:50 +1100
      Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2015-01-19 19:50 -0800
        Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-20 14:58 +1100
    Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-20 13:15 +1100
      Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2015-01-19 20:06 -0800
        Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Paul Rudin <paul.nospam@rudin.co.uk> - 2015-01-20 14:14 +0000
        RE: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group "Clayton Kirkwood" <crk@godblessthe.us> - 2015-01-20 09:53 -0800
      Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-23 22:50 +1100
        Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-23 23:03 +1100
          Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2015-01-23 19:34 -0800
        Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-24 07:13 +1100
        Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-01-24 07:31 +1100
  Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-20 11:40 +1100
  Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-01-20 02:48 +0000
  Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-01-20 23:25 +0000
  Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2015-01-23 14:40 -0800
    Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-01-23 20:08 -0500
    Re: Random ALL CAPS posts on this group alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2015-01-24 10:32 +0000

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