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Re:Jew Haters Welcome At Facebook, As Long As They Aren’t La... by TomOfTTB on Monday May 11, 2009 @03:41AM (#603131)
That may be true for rational thought but belief isn't rational thought. If the Government of the United States decided tomorrow to make believing in Alien Abductions and Crop Circles a law I'd simply be forced to break the law.

That's where the flaw is. The governments of these other countries think they can suppress belief simply by suppressing speech and they can't.

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Re:Jew Haters Welcome At Facebook, As Long As They Aren’t La... by xenophanes on Monday May 11, 2009 @04:51AM (#603195)
It's not really about suppressing beliefs, it's about suppressing instantiations of those beliefs, especially legitimate organizations that people can be part of and enjoy their life without shame or hiding underground. That discourages many people away from them. Why suppress such organizations, groups, discussion meetups, social circles, etc? Because of the danger of violence.
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