I wish I could say that my own friends, family, and colleagues are big supporters of freedom of speech, but their support seems to fall apart when it comes to people holding views different from their own. It often shocks me.
So I wonder if there is a minority in every society that sees how important freedom of speech is, versus a majorit…
I wish I could say that my own friends, family, and colleagues are big supporters of freedom of speech, but their support seems to fall apart when it comes to people holding views different from their own. It often shocks me.
So I wonder if there is a minority in every society that sees how important freedom of speech is, versus a majority who are afraid to buck the system or are too wrapped up in their own lives to care. It's a question and I don't have answers myself.
I'm an old dog. My blood pressure can't take the stress, and I've been wrong so many times about things I was adamant about, that I think I'm finally learning to discuss rather than argue. It's my new trick. But I also appreciate the same from you!
I think that’s called wisdom 😉😊 That’s what I love about the commenters in this Substack, we can have actual discussions and it’s so much more enjoyable that way! It’s a real exchange of ideas.
I have some who are and some who aren’t really (the “conditional” ones who always make exceptions for things they personally disagree with or find abhorrent). But you make some valid points. Lots of people seem to only support freedoms when they themselves benefit from them. And don’t really care about the principles.
And the people “too wrapped up in their own lives to care” disturb me 😕 There are many of those 😕
I wish I could say that my own friends, family, and colleagues are big supporters of freedom of speech, but their support seems to fall apart when it comes to people holding views different from their own. It often shocks me.
So I wonder if there is a minority in every society that sees how important freedom of speech is, versus a majority who are afraid to buck the system or are too wrapped up in their own lives to care. It's a question and I don't have answers myself.
And thank you for the pleasant, civil and thought-provoking discussion!
I'm an old dog. My blood pressure can't take the stress, and I've been wrong so many times about things I was adamant about, that I think I'm finally learning to discuss rather than argue. It's my new trick. But I also appreciate the same from you!
I think that’s called wisdom 😉😊 That’s what I love about the commenters in this Substack, we can have actual discussions and it’s so much more enjoyable that way! It’s a real exchange of ideas.
I have some who are and some who aren’t really (the “conditional” ones who always make exceptions for things they personally disagree with or find abhorrent). But you make some valid points. Lots of people seem to only support freedoms when they themselves benefit from them. And don’t really care about the principles.
And the people “too wrapped up in their own lives to care” disturb me 😕 There are many of those 😕