Topband: Is banning really necessary?

[Herb Schoenbohm]

In a free society the mere idea of banning people just because we 
disagree with them goes against our principles of liberty and freedom.  
As long as there is civil discourse on an issue, how does that not 
enlighten the debate? Personal attacks are seriously discouraged here 
and those who engage in it are universally shunned for doing it.  Every 
great thinkers from Galileo, Martin Luther, Nicoli Tesla, even Chicago 
automotive genius Preston Tucker all offended someone higher up and were 
subject to banning of their ideas. Hoe did this ever help mankind? Now 
we are finding the banning in some communities of even Christmas by 
those who claim it offends them. Even our vocabulary is changed as 
people are not allowed to talk about "problems" but the world 
"challenges" or "issues" is considered the PC flavor of the month.

Look as Raoul said....it is the Christmas season, a time for reflection, 
listening to choirs and watching the grand children's "eyes all a glow" 
etc.  So please enjoy the season,  the enhanced DX during the days and 
months ahead, and for once put the animosity aside.

Nobody should be banned from this reflector having contrarian views as 
long as they are not harmful and deliberately hurtful to others.  
Remember the truths usually emerges "from the crucible of debate."  The 
worst thing is not to have the debate at all so we are just left with 
preachments that go unchallenged.

I sincerely hope that my remarks were taken will out enraging anyone.

Feliz Navidade Amigos


Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ







On 12/19/2012 7:00 PM, Dave Harmon wrote:
> That's right Harold....
> I wish he was banned again....and stay gone.
> I try to learn everything I can from the knowledgeable guys on here.
> It is difficult enough without having to get mad.
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> Dave Harmon
> K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net
> Sperry, Ok.
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