More comments on Frances Leader
I have some thoughts regarding Francis Leader and the thread following her comment.
Her comment took me by such surprise that I couldn’t not comment. But you will notice that, despite saying I was angry I did not come down very hard on her.
What she said seemed outrageous to me (apart from being a “straw man argument”) but expressed coherently; she could back it up with counter-information.
I just happen to disagree strongly.
What worries me much more are comments such as the following
I am interested in polite and coherent debate so I agree largely with this
We have been living through fascism/communism from the Left and still living through it in Britain, the EU and my part of the world.
What people from MAGA are saying makes my hair stand on end - like talking about “free speech” in Europe and elsewhere while at the same time supporting Trump in deporting (or perhaps worse), pro-Palestinian activists - ( “anti-semitism”).
Right now, it seems to me that the extremist rhetoric from BOTH sides is very dangerous.
Regarding the question of population collapse in China I am only presenting information - it is not my fixed view.
There is always more to know.
So when I get ad hominem attacks on the basis of that I react strongly and am likely to block such people.
When I see people saying they don’t trust A, B or C, or using a straw man argument I take it that they have no evidence to counter what is being said and that acts as a litmus test for who is speaking the truth,
Meanwhile, I have trust that the silent majority that read the article and DON’T comment are not as judgemental.
No speech, not even "hate speech" should be banned or censored. All speech should be open for debate and discussion in the free and open marketplace of ideas. Who the hell is anyone who would arrogate to themselves the moral or legal authority to regulate expression?
Since we are talking about freedom of expression let me make an observation here..
The left and woke ideologues in the MSM and Big Tech like Twitter and FB have been censoring and "canceling" folks that dont toe the estabishment line or the correct "thinking" for years. If the horrific and often almost criminal censoring of scientific information that lead to millions of deaths doesnt provide a good example not sure what to say. No one should censor, 1st Amendment is very clear, but if you DO then stop complaining that "angry words" or rising from suppressed opinions... I take no sides by the way