DIA Is Not Short For Diablo
A fine example of when a free speech advocate is spouting garbage that serves nothing and nobody well except his own biased views.
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Freedom of speech – the knife-edge.
I have a problem with dimwits waving around a slogan of “free speech” without understanding it. Ignorant fools more interested in screaming slogans than understanding the constraints of their ‘right’. The events of the last 4 years in the USA have made that very clear. So I thought I’d point out a few facts of life about constraints on freedom of speech – with a sidetrack through Trumps’ incitements to riot.
Hate Speech Is an Evitable Evil
Online behaviour like any other behaviour can be modified but this will not happen by itself.
Reflections on Free Speech and Public Discourse
Silencing dissonant voices only leads to more and stronger dissonant voices and further radicalisation.
Censorship
It seems that if you’re the right person, harbour the correct thoughts, have the right connections, and you don’t like whatever the political opinion, news or information that’s floating about is, then you can get it banned.
House arrest for Paris activists
Why are the so called leaders meeting at COP21 so afraid of public demonstrations? Let the people have their say…
Australian activist arrested for wearing “I’m with Stupid” t-shirt
While the west of the world mourns the murders of the journalists associated with Charlie Hebdo and protests attacks on freedom of speech in Australia the police have arrested a man for wearing a t-shirt that says “I’m with Stupid”.
Nats find freedom of speech offensive
National’s bully-boy tactics continue. Young people are trying to voice their concern to the select committee that is looking at the extension of the Fire at Will law to all workers. The Nats on the committee don’t want to listen so they’re bullying submitters and refusing to even accept submissions that don’t toe their line.