Proposal for ML conduct

[Alexandre Oliva]

On May 18, 2009, Lyos Gemini Norezel <lyos.gemininorezel at gmail.com> wrote:

> "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety,
> deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

> If you would give up your free speech pie, because of vitriol and offensive
> people, then you do not deserve free speech.

Free speech, like every other freedom, isn't unlimited.  One's freedom
extends up to where neighbors' freedoms begin.  If speech does not
respect neighbors, it conflicts with their freedoms, i.e., it goes
beyond one's own right to free speech.

It's sad that at times people (myself included) may have to be warned at
times when we've trespassed the limits of our own freedoms, but
respecting our neighbors is hardly an unacceptable sacrifice for the
sake of living in community.  Ideally, the respect should be voluntary,
but unfortunately it isn't always that easy.

-- 
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