Originally Posted by djplong

Absolutely. But that's the point. It wasn't the words themselves - it was the actions inspired by those words.

Censorship is, in political terms, cowardice. It means someone is saying "I'm so scared of those words that I won't even let them be spoken". This is different form saying "Those words are worthless, and here's why..."

This is why a *true* Liberal - at least in this respect - would retch at the thought of PC. As an example, a *true* Liberal should stand up and denounce a racist rather than just try to silence him or her through governmental fiat.