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Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore
My point, which I have made several times at this point, is that the tendency to constantly invoke the Nazis whenever one discusses disturbing political trends betrays a lack of the imaginations and of historical consciousness.
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I believe you've made your point often enough that most of us understand it.
However, here is the point you may have missed -- The quote was not posted to "invoke the Nazis." The quote was posted to illustrate the slippery slope of censorship.
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Originally Posted by Fbone
Also, I am surprised that the ACLU and other civil liberty groups haven't offered to represent Mr Greaves. Instead he is relying on a public defender.
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I believe it's because these are criminal charges, not civil.
Many years ago a friend of mine distributed some artwork that was deemed "obscene" (IMO it wasn't, it was a big canvas of disembodied penises) and he was arrested for "distributing prurient materials to minors." The ACLU said they couldn't help because the charges were criminal. (BTW he got off with a hung jury; the DA decided not to re-try the case).