Category Archives: Censorship

Is free speech good or bad for the Jews?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Luke Ford

Free speech is good when it helps Jews and bad when it hurts Jews. Roger Cukierman is not an anomaly among Jews. Jews have not survived and prospered for thousands of years by boosting free speech. Cukierman is probing for … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff Shocked There Isn’t Automatic Internet Censorship

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Luke Ford

Does Judaism side more with censorship or free speech? It’s not clear, but there’s certainly a strong censorious side with the rabbinate. Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff rejoices in gifts from his students. In this March 1, 2015 talk, he says: “One … Continue reading →

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Japanese Losing Free Speech Right To Insult Korean Immigrants

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Luke Ford

REPORT: OSAKA–The Osaka High Court on July 8 upheld a lower court ruling that banned public rallies blaring racist insults and awarded compensation to a Korean school targeted by the taunts. The court rejected the appeal filed by Zainichi Tokken … Continue reading →

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Jews & Free Speech

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Luke Ford

Comments to Fred Reed: * When Jews were on the rise and challenging wasp elite power, they needed all the free speech protections they could find. It was a time ethnic balance of power when wasps, Jews, Catholics, Irish, etc … Continue reading →

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Jews & Censorship

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Luke Ford

Chaim Amalek writes: “Real Yidden do not favor anything that might interfere with how we teach Torah. How can we hate the first born sons of Egypt enough to be glad they all died in Exodus if our rebbes are … Continue reading →

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