Political correctness, ban on political commentary, shutting down of debate, sexual harassment guidelines, encoding of speech, using the right to protest to limit debate, censor art,
Is it not hypocritical to use one's right to freedom of speech to further a view while blocking other's rights in the process? How can one group have freedom to extoll their views while censoring others, including neo-cons and religious conservatives, who also have a right to free speech? People confuse like and dislike with legal and illegal status in law. They have now censored religious expression, e.g. banning a cross or Buddhist symbol in a park, and art, taking down paintings and sculptures of nudes, etc. How can someone protest freedom of speech when they need freedom of speech and the right to protest in order to launch their protest, while calling for censorship?
2007-10-11 10:00:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Absolutely yes! In my community, for example, (De Kalb, IL.) our local paper, The De Kalb Chronicle, used to publish Ann Coulter's column. In the Letters to the Editor section, all the lefties constantly had fits about her column. They always attacked her personally, but I NEVER saw any of them rebut any of her columns on substance. (I read the paper nearly all the time, but it is possible that I missed one or two.) After her column on the Jersey Widows, the liberals went nuts, but again, simply attacked her personally, not on substance. After this, the cowardly editors pulled her column. ( I realize that using the term "cowardly" seems like a personal attack, but I simply believe it describes their action accurately.)
2007-10-11 10:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by Michael B 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
What are you going on about? None of this make much sense. And you provide no proof or sources.
Do you even have a clue on what sexual harassment is? When has the Left ever band political commentary or shut down a debate. And what's encoding of speech.
I don't think the Left had anything to do with the removal of nudes, I think that's the Conservative right.
Religion should not be in parks, schools, or government buildings. These are public places paid for and maintained by public dollars. I don't want any of my money supporting anything religious.
I think you're PO'ed because YOU can't have it both ways.
2007-10-11 17:09:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Neocons and religious conservatives are the ones yelling "fire" in a crowded theater when there isn't any. That is not freedom of speech, that is criminal. I feel it is ridiculous to ban a Buddhist symbol in a park. Certainly not the park I live next to, where you can find statues of Buddha here and there. As for religion, in my opinion it would be nice if the light of truth finally was turned on this prehistoric mumbo jumbo. Religion was never harmless, but it has never been so clear how creepy this particular brand of mind control really is. Again in my opinion, we need protections from the so-called freedoms of speech neocons and fundies spout, just like we need protection from intentional fraud.
2007-10-11 17:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is the right taking down any non-Christian symbol. It is the right that is censoring nudes etc. It is the right that is doing most to limit the freedom of speech.
The left is not pristine in these matters but the right wing that brands anyone who questions the administration as a traitor is far worse IMHO.
2007-10-11 17:33:11 · answer #4 · answered by Simon T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Political correctness is the enemy of free speech. Some might not agree with that right away, but think about it...it is the majority telling the minority that they don't have the right to say what they want. Our country was founded on the principle that the majority can never supress the voice of with whom they may disagree.
2007-10-11 17:07:32 · answer #5 · answered by The GMC 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Your confusing the act of imposing your personal religion on others with freedom of speech. You can talk about your God all you want, just on your time and on your dime. I shouldn't have to pay for you sticking YOUR personal God in EVERYONES public park with my tax money.
Oh and republicans are the ones covering up nude statues.
2007-10-11 17:08:30 · answer #6 · answered by justin_I 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we certainly never hear from the right and religious conservatives any more. Why, just the other day Pat Robertson was complaining about this on the TV - and I heard Rush Limbaugh agree with him on the radio the next morning!
2007-10-11 17:06:43 · answer #7 · answered by senor_oso 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No more than the right has with its political correctness, but yes, the whole PC/blasphemy thing is a threat to free speech.
2007-10-11 17:04:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I seem to recall the conservatives taking down sculptures of nudes, not liberals. And how exactly can you use the right to protest to limit debate, exactly?
2007-10-11 17:05:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
If you're arguing that the Left is taking away your freedom of speech, I'm arguing that the Right is taking away my Civil Rights.
2007-10-11 17:04:44 · answer #10 · answered by gopher646 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋