This blog is a continuation of a discussion about a moral question that has turned into a question of free speech.
The issue of free speech and censorship has an interesting story that most people don't know.
In 1962, Charlie Gluck, who ran the Survey Research Center in Berkeley had done a study of anti-Semitism in America and found a long standing distribution. Most of the white American population had a low level of anti-Semitism, under 17% but Roman Catholics had a high level, above 40%. Blacks were at 26%.
Gluck a highly respected researcher, took his data to the American bishops at the Vatican Conference II; they circulated it and Gluck got the Vatican to end the "Jews killed Christ" libel. Within five years American Catholics held roughly the same level of anti-Semitic views as the rest of white America. The Blacks hadn't changed and still haven't.
Message: Prejudice of this sort is a group pattern that can be combated with social pressure from within the group, especially with responsible leadership, where leadership exists.