FULL-FRONTAL ASSAULT ON CENSORSHIP: CANADA’S Post Office Refuses To Deliver Satirical Newspaper Because It’s “Offensive”The death of free speech seems to be catching fire around the world. The Left is winning the propaganda war, but the Right is beating them at the polls. Lets hope the trend continues through our elections in November TORONTO   Canada s post office says it will no longer deliver a Toronto-area newspaper described as openly anti-Semitic. Canadians who value free speech   and let s hope that is all of us   should be deeply troubled by Ottawa s decision to tell Canada Post to stop carrying a fringe Toronto newspaper.Those who have campaigned against the free paper are  ecstatic.  But consider the awful precedent this act of postal censorship sets.If people who are offended by something that appears in their mailbox can complain and get it banned from the post, where does it stop? Can a pro-choice feminist block the graphic pro-life pamphlet that comes in the mail? Can a fierce pro-lifer ban a flier from an abortion clinic? Or consider the feelings of the victim of East European communism who gets a Marxist tract in the mail? Why should an agency of the government that her taxes support be allowed to introduce that propaganda into her home?This is the trouble with just about all limits on free speech. Who says what is beyond the pale? Deciding to block child pornography or open incitement to violence is easy enough, because of the direct physical harm they can be shown to cause. After that, it gets tricky.Someone must have the power to determine what is dangerous or odious speech and what is merely passionate expression. It is always a matter of opinion. The line is impossible to draw, the scope for abuse endless.Even in democratic countries, authorities have often succumbed to the impulse to black out what they don t like. Communist propaganda was blocked on the grounds that it threatened national security, erotica on the grounds that it undermined public morals. The postal system was once one of the main agents of censorship. A century ago, postal censors blocked mailed instalments of James Joyce s Ulysses.Your Ward News is not Ulysses. Its editor, James Sears, who has been known to style himself as Dimitri the Lover, told City News that Hitler is his second-biggest idol, after Jesus. He ends his e-mails  Expel the Parasite!    all in capital letters, of course. The group that has been fighting him calls his publication a  neo-Nazi-rag  that  has been permitted to disseminate racism, homophobia, misogyny and anti-Semitism to as many as 300,000 homes in Toronto. If so, there are a couple of ways to fight back short of censorship. One is simply to toss Your Ward News where it belongs: in the recycling bin. Nobody is forced to read it when it comes in the mail. People like Mr. Sears thrive on the oxygen of attention. Ignoring him is the best revenge.Another is to argue back. If his opponents feel his maunderings are too despicable to pass over, they can always denounce or refute him. It is always better to fight speech with speech than to gag the speaker.It is a good time to remember these old lessons about how to handle troublesome speech. Free expression is always under attack to some degree, and the danger seems especially acute today. The little tussle over Your Ward News is part of a wider struggle. Via: Toronto s News left-news
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: FULL-FRONTAL ASSAULT ON CENSORSHIP: CANADA’S Post Office Refuses To Deliver Satirical Newspaper Because It’s “Offensive”The death of free speech seems to be catching fire around the world. The Left is winning the propaganda war, but the Right is beating them at the polls. Lets hope the trend continues through our elections in November TORONTO   Canada s post office says it will no longer deliver a Toronto-area newspaper described as openly anti-Semitic. Canadians who value free speech   and let s hope that is all of us   should be deeply troubled by Ottawa s decision to tell Canada Post to stop carrying a fringe Toronto newspaper.Those who have campaigned against the free paper are  ecstatic.  But consider the awful precedent this act of postal censorship sets.If people who are offended by something that appears in their mailbox can complain and get it banned from the post, where does it stop? Can a pro-choice feminist block the graphic pro-life pamphlet that comes in the mail? Can a fierce pro-lifer ban a flier from an abortion clinic? Or consider the feelings of the victim of East European communism who gets a Marxist tract in the mail? Why should an agency of the government that her taxes support be allowed to introduce that propaganda into her home?This is the trouble with just about all limits on free speech. Who says what is beyond the pale? Deciding to block child pornography or open incitement to violence is easy enough, because of the direct physical harm they can be shown to cause. After that, it gets tricky.Someone must have the power to determine what is dangerous or odious speech and what is merely passionate expression. It is always a matter of opinion. The line is impossible to draw, the scope for abuse endless.Even in democratic countries, authorities have often succumbed to the impulse to black out what they don t like. Communist propaganda was blocked on the grounds that it threatened national security, erotica on the grounds that it undermined public morals. The postal system was once one of the main agents of censorship. A century ago, postal censors blocked mailed instalments of James Joyce s Ulysses.Your Ward News is not Ulysses. Its editor, James Sears, who has been known to style himself as Dimitri the Lover, told City News that Hitler is his second-biggest idol, after Jesus. He ends his e-mails  Expel the Parasite!    all in capital letters, of course. The group that has been fighting him calls his publication a  neo-Nazi-rag  that  has been permitted to disseminate racism, homophobia, misogyny and anti-Semitism to as many as 300,000 homes in Toronto. If so, there are a couple of ways to fight back short of censorship. One is simply to toss Your Ward News where it belongs: in the recycling bin. Nobody is forced to read it when it comes in the mail. People like Mr. Sears thrive on the oxygen of attention. Ignoring him is the best revenge.Another is to argue back. If his opponents feel his maunderings are too despicable to pass over, they can always denounce or refute him. It is always better to fight speech with speech than to gag the speaker.It is a good time to remember these old lessons about how to handle troublesome speech. Free expression is always under attack to some degree, and the danger seems especially acute today. The little tussle over Your Ward News is part of a wider struggle. Via: Toronto s News left-news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: assault on censorship canada s post office refuses to deliver satirical newspaper because it offensive the death free speech seems catching fire around world the left winning propaganda war right beating polls lets hope trend continues elections november toronto canada post office says longer deliver newspaper described openly canadian value free speech let hope us deeply troubled ottawa decision tell canada post stop carrying fringe toronto campaigned free paper ecstatic but consider awful precedent act postal censorship people offended something appears parlbox complain get banned post stop can feminist block graphic pamphlet comes mail can fierce ban flies abortion clinic or consider feelings victim east european communism gets marxists tract mail why agency government taxes support allowed introduce propaganda home this trouble limits free speech who says beyond pale deciding block child pornography open incitement violence easy enough direct physical harm shown cause after gets must power determine dangerous obvious speech merely passionate expression it always matter opinion the line impossible draw scope abuse democratic countries authorities often succumbed impulse black like communist propaganda blocked grounds threatened national security erotica grounds undermined public morals the postal system one main agents censorship a century ago postal censors blocked mailed installments james joyce ward news classes its editor james sears known style dimitri lover told city news hitler idol jesus he ends expel parasite capital letters course the group fighting calls publication permitted disseminate racism homophobia misogyny many homes toronto if couple ways fight back short censorship one simply toss your ward news belongs recycling bin nobody forced read comes mail people like sears thrive oxygen attention ignoring best argue back if opponents feel laundering despicable pass always denounce refute it always better fight speech speech gag good time remember old lessons handle troublesome speech free expression always attack degree danger seems especially acute today the little muscle your ward news part wider struggle via toronto news