I was only saying that he has a right to his own opinion, but this thread has become far too nasty. I'm out. I'm back to my original motto--Bradbury and only Bradbury. And to change the subject: After a long hiatus (not my choice), I will get to teach "The Martian Chronicles" again this spring. I can't wait!! I feel like I'm coming home again!

lmskipper,

I thought that was out of character for you.

I hope you have fun in class with MC and let us know how that goes.

lmskipper:

See, here we go. Just what are the boundaries for censorship? Nastiness?

No matter how you want to cut it, free speech is not freedom to excess. The closet is open. By that I mean, you get all sorts of opinions on everything. Look what happened to Will Smith's wife last week, Jada Pinkett Smith, when she spoke her mind at Harvard. She is now accused by gays as being heteronormative, that is, supporting a straight life.

If there are no guidelines and/or moral framework, then everything eventually turns into a morass of babble and goo. If left unchecked, a small minority people would get exactly what they want...chaos.

Either this board turn into a disciplined forum to honor a great writer, or it bobbles in grim grit and ground-up dirt to satisfy the screamers who think they are being pinched out of speaking their mind.




[This message has been edited by Nard Kordell (edited 03-06-2005).]

I agree with yestermorrow. if you dont like what they are doing then you can leave. or just ignore it