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Originally Posted by hike_gc
I'm not against free speech but just because you can say and do certain things doesn't mean you should. Just like we should think before speaking, we should think before writing and/or publishing. And really, our minds are what we fill them with. As the saying goes, garbage in, garbage out.
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I am sorry but your (and I think I understand what you are actually saying...common sense should be the rule, right?
) explanation ALMOST smacks of book burning mindset...I know that is blunt but no sense tip-toeing around it. And you are certainly entitled to your opinion, but realize it is the very fact that we have the freedom to say what we will, or write what we want, that allows you to express your POV. Under your explanation if the PTB decided your position was not allowed...off the Gbay with you...bring your boogie board.
I hope that was not too direct or extreme, it sounds that way one re-reading...I just wanted to be sure that is not what you are saying. And add that common sense is relative.
If one does not like something another created then don't read it...I realize that means allowing ideals you may find vile but that is what it means to allow free thought as apposed to Fahrenheit 451.
EDIT: You know, I feel I was too judgemental in my comment here...and that is not right. I left what I wrote but I genuinely do not like the tone of my first paragraph. For some reason I sense we both think the same way but from slightly different directions. It's the old "...even free speech does not give a person the right to yell FIRE in a crowded room..." sorta thing...yes?