From: s8923098@macnab.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Josef WIDJAJA)
Subject: Re: Have no need to fear ... was Re: Freedom of Speech
Organization: Macquarie University, School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 02:03:54 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.233904.4754@leland.Stanford.EDU> underdog@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dwight Joe) writes:

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|First, in the '60s, Martin Luther King preached against and condemned
|racism; his actions constituted speech.  Suppose that some hotheads then
|interpreted Mr. King's speech and subsequently killed some racist
|Americans.  By Mr. Tan's reasoning, Mr. King is now responsible for the
|actions of the hotheads.
|
|I strongly disagree.  The hotheads are responsible for their actions,
|and no one else should be held accountable.
|
|Second, in the 90s, a rock band distributed musical lyrics that called
|for the use of violence.  Some teenagers listened to the lyrics and
|subsequently committed violence.  The parents of the teenagers sued the
|rock band and held it accountable for the teenager's actions.  By Mr.
|Tan's reasoning, the rock band is now responsible for the action's
|of the teenagers.
|
|I strongly disagree.  The teenagers are responsible for their actions,
|and no one else should be held accountable.
|

I suggest you go for a therapy with a psychiatrist. You do seem
to have a severe mental health problem. I see this as your defence
against any claim that you might be held responsible for advocating
people to kill any one who dares to admit that they are Chinese in
USA. You have to realise that for a normal person in a normal
society, killing anyone is not a matter to be taken lightly of. 


Do seek help before you turn into another Adolf Hitler or Charles Manson.





|                           --------------------
|
|Mr. Tan, like many Chinese-cu people, has a uniquely non-Western view
|of civics, rights, and accountability of people's actions.  The central
|theme among Chinese-cu people is, "I believe in freedom of speech
|as long as I am not offended by what you say."  This belief manifests
|itself in many ways--e-mail harrassment, accusations of "you are suppressing
|my rights by your very speech" (!), personal attacks, etc.
|
|>...
|>However, if I were to bring up my children here [in the USA], I would make
|>sure that they are efficiently bilingual [in the Chinese-cu language].
|>
|
|In many Chinese-cu families, when the children--especially the eldest
|child--object to conforming to the Chinese-cu way, like for example
|learning the Chinese-cu language, the Chinese-cu parents often respond
|that they will "make sure" that learning the Chinese-cu language will
|take place.  "Make sure" translates to a gamut of negative reinforcement
|ranging from verbal abuse to outright physical beatings.
|
|I wonder how Mr. Tan will "make sure" that his daughter is bilingual
|if she absolutely refuses to learn the Chinese-cu language.  I wonder....
|
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