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"Getting self-righteous"?<br><br>OK. I get called "sanctimonious" fairly often, and it's clear I probably deserve it sometimes, but there's no moral equivalence at all -- and I'm sure you didn't intend to suggest otherwise -- between "racism" and "anti-racism." I would much, much rather risk "self-righteousness" here than dare ignore the evil and the ugliness, not to mention the threat, of racism anywhere, any time, it rears its head around me.<br><br>In this case, "righteous" can only be ascribed to those who hate and fight against racism. There's no "self" in it -- it's just the only decent response to the indecent.<br><br><font style="" color="#8064a2"><font style="font-size: 12pt;" size="3"><font style="" face="Verdana">Keely<br>www.keely-prevailingwinds.com<br></font></font></font><br><br><br><br>> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:58:41 -0700<br>> From: godshatter@yahoo.com<br>> To: thansen@moscow.com<br>> CC: vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Racist Fliers Distributed in Southern Idaho<br>> <br>> I'd just like to remind everyone that Freedom of Speech is more <br>> important than whatever it is that these fliers say. Protecting the <br>> speech of people you agree with is easy, protecting the speech of people <br>> you vehemently disagree with is much more difficult.<br>> <br>> Also, getting self-righteous about this stuff merely gives these guys <br>> some fuel to put on the fire. The best response, in my opinion, is to <br>> roll your eyes and throw the flier away.<br>> <br>> Paul<br>> <br>> Tom Hansen wrote:<br>> > Courtesy of today's (March 20, 2010) Spokesman-Review.<br>> ><br>> > ---------------------------------------------------<br>> ><br>> > Racist fliers distributed in Southern Idaho<br>> > Aryan leader promises campaign will continue<br>> ><br>> > IDAHO FALLS – A North Idaho man says about 3,000 white supremacist fliers<br>> > have been distributed in Southern Idaho as part of an Aryan Nations<br>> > campaign that started March 6.<br>> ><br>> > “It’s our constitutional right to distribute literature, and we will<br>> > continue to do it,” Paul Mullet, of Athol, told the Post Register on<br>> > Thursday. “There will be a lot more.”<br>> ><br>> > Mullet said he is the leader of the group. He has also distributed fliers<br>> > in North Idaho.<br>> ><br>> > Barbara Holm, of Idaho Falls, recently received one of the fliers that<br>> > said “join the fight to keep America white.” It was stuffed with two<br>> > peppermint candies.<br>> ><br>> > “I just could not believe that something like that had come to my<br>> > driveway,” Holm said. “I was flabbergasted.”<br>> ><br>> > She said it was the first time she had encountered white supremacist<br>> > material in her hometown.<br>> ><br>> > “I’m also horrified that they can do this,” Holm said. “I think it’s a sad<br>> > day for America.”<br>> ><br>> > Idaho Falls Police Department Sgt. Phil Grimes said the flier Holm<br>> > received likely didn’t violate any laws, but an investigation is possible.<br>> ><br>> > Mullet last month revealed plans to move the group’s headquarters to<br>> > Oregon’s Grant County, a sparsely populated area 198 miles from Portland<br>> > and 147 miles from Boise.<br>> ><br>> > ---------------------------------------------------<br>> ><br>> > Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>> ><br>> > Tom Hansen<br>> > Moscow, Idaho<br>> ><br>> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<br>> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>> ><br>> > - Unknown<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > =======================================================<br>> > List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> > http://www.fsr.net <br>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > =======================================================<br>> ><br>> > <br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br> <br /><hr />Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850553/direct/01/' target='_new'>Sign up now.</a></body>
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