re: #309 kamala

Let’s look at what you wrote: banning the Nazi party is acceptable in Germany because there is “historical evidence” that people in that party have broken German laws. But isn’t it wrong, in your own words, to ban a whole party “for the mistakes of a few”?

You keep missing the point. You are comparing apples and oranges. You are superimposing American morality on a country with a different social tradition. Germany has a history of banning parties before the nazis. So do the French, Italians, etc. We do not. They have a different set of priorities than we do; they prize order and stability ability above certain liberties while we are the reverse.

The concern here—in this country and on this blog—is that we will reset our priorities and make them in line with the Europeans. Once that happens, free speech and freedom of association become privileges-not rights.