TDPL a bad idea?

[BCS]

Hello dsimcha,

> == Quote from BCS (none at anon.com)'s article
> 
>> Hello Rainer,
>> 
>>> BCS wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Anything a group does to it's self is not censorship. Censorship is
>>>> where someone from the outside imposes controls.
>>>> 
>>> By that definition, there is no censorship in China, because it's
>>> something the group (i.e. China) does to itself.
>>> 
>> Group = citizens of china
>> controller = government of china
>> for the case in question (this NG)
>> group = people posting on NG
>> controller = people in NG wanting someone banned.
>> I see a difference
> By that logic censorship would be ok in a democracy then.
> 

It wouldn't be censorship, but to answer your question; in a real democracy, 
yes. But in a real democracy, everyone votes on everything and in reality 
that doesn't work. Heck, even in the US, lots of people don't vote and most 
people can't vote on most things.

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