From: mokon@csws5.ic.sunysb.edu (Matthew Okon)
Subject: Re: THE HOAXER PROJECT REPORT (Racist and Anti-Semitic Hoaxes and more!)
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Distribution: world,local
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 07:41:57 GMT

In article <13APR199208295174@skyblu.ccit.arizona.edu> lippard@skyblu.ccit.arizona.edu (James J. Lippard) writes:
>The following should not be construed as a defense of any views
>expressed by Ralph Winston.  It is, however, a criticism of
>a respondent of Ralph Winston.

I am sorry for behaving foolishly by writing about Mr Laird Wilcox in that 
fashion and citing KLANWATCH as a KKK newspaper.  I accept your criticism
and I am glad someone came forth to do so.  I am saying this because I am
sick and tired of reading racist articles.  My anger got the best of me 
in the wee hours of the morning.  I do not apologize, on the other hand,
for attacking Ralph Winston's character.  

In his article, Mr. Wilcox listed numerous hoaxes, some of which I am  
acquainted.  He did not, on the other hand, list any true anti-semitic 
and/or racist acts.  Therefore, his work can be considered propaganda because
it only supports one point of view.

Also, he cites the ADL (Anti Defamation League) as having erroneous data 
because of all these hoaxes.  What he fails to mention is that the ADL did
not include these hoaxes into their statistics.  Therefore, it can be con-
strued that Mr. Wilcox's work is not very accurate.  Sure, it is good to list
many cases that will support his point but that doesn't mean too much without
looking at the whole picture.

In N.Y.C. alone (one of the largest "melting pots" in the world) there are 
numerous bias crimes a year.  On the other hand, if one examines other parts
of the country where there are few minorities, you will see a low rate in 
these sorts of incidents.  I am sure Mr. Wilcox doesn't see too many hate
crimes in his neck of the woods for this reason. 

It is my opinion that Ralph Winston is committing a crime against humanity
when he writes that the Holocaust is a myth.  OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM PROVED 
HOW WRONG THIS IDEA IS and yet he still continues to propagate such 
nonsense all over the world.  His argument is slanderous towards Jews as well
as those who have empathy for such a tragic loss of people. Sure, you might 
say that this would be a violation of our First Ammendment but by the same 
token I could go out and yell fire in a packed movie house and be arrested.
Of course, I should be arrested for potentially harming countless many lives
but slandering and propagating hate also harms countless many lives. 


I do believe that Winston is the same guy that got kicked off of PRODIGY for
writing anti-semitic articles.  There is not much one can do to throw him off
this system because USENET is not controlled by any one particular organ-
ization.  I believe in free speech but then again the owner's of PRODIGY had 
the right to do what they wished (i.e., the system is not public domain).
PRODIGY has as much a right to do this as some country clubs have when they 
restrict Blacks, Jews and other minorities from  using their facilities.

The preceding was in response to a criticism of my prior posting. 
My apalogies to:

>Jim Lippard              Lippard@CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU
>Dept. of Philosophy      Lippard@ARIZVMS.BITNET
>University of Arizona
>Tucson, AZ 85721

Thank you.

And no thanks to the "MAIN MORON" (be sure to look over your
shoulder every so often).


 
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