"Let's get something straight: Julian Assange is a journalist. You can argue that he is not practicing journalism the way you think it should be practiced -- releasing classified U.S. State Department documents -- but he's a journalist nonetheless."
"Here's what I know about censorship: The free flow of information is ultimately less harmful than the impeded flow of information. A democracy cannot exist without total access to the facts."This is why we need people like Larry Flynt. He can take a convoluted discussion and reduce it to the core issues. You don't have to approve for something to exist. You don't always win when doing the right thing, or get the hero treatment. Freedom of speech comes at a price, but in the end it is our saving grace when it comes to educating people and sharing ideas. Sometimes we must travel through the unpleasant to reach the victory on the other side. And most of all, don't step on his rights or he'll come after you with the power of a thousand burning suns and lawyers all in a row.
Assange just made a powerful ally, and he needs one right about now. Assuming, of course, that Flynt isn't with Bank of America.
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Uh, Zandar, correction: Larry Flynt is behind Hustler, not Penthouse.
Corrected, thank you.
And it seems that I made a big mistake right now. I really am sorry about that, Bon! I'm still kinda in the thought that it's just Zandar here.
I should have known better, you and Zandar have completely different styles.
So yeah, there's my correction. Sorry about that Bon.
S'okay Kitteh.
LOL, watch out, censors, once the powerful perverts of the world are aligned against you, your cause is lost!
Synergy! It's more powerful than us all.
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