tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post8920001596908202780..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: A few thoughts about freedom of speechTimmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-36775873430161300552013-07-09T14:00:00.677-07:002013-07-09T14:00:00.677-07:00Geoff-- let me reiterate that "liberty" ...Geoff-- let me reiterate that "liberty" pertains to government censorship, not to the choices we collectively make about discursive parameters within, say, particular professional or social spheres determined by their membership. I'd also note that I couldn't possibly characterize Beale's toxic speech as merely vacuous blather. The context for your quote from Shermer is a ridiculous Fox Broadcasting show arguing that the moon mission was a fake (which is, indeed, an excellent example of vacuous blather). Hate speech laced with either implicit or explicit death threats is something else entirely.Timmi Duchamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-14236951860983780872013-07-07T19:00:58.334-07:002013-07-07T19:00:58.334-07:00Definitely questions worth discussing.
Here's...Definitely questions worth discussing.<br /><br />Here's a quote from Michael Shermer:<br />"The price of liberty is, in addition to eternal vigilance, eternal patience with the vacuous blather occasionally expressed from behind the shield of free speech.<br /><br />"It is a cost worth bearing, but it does become exasperating." Geoffrey A. Landishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518496779546782434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-29829994429474721492013-07-05T09:44:37.477-07:002013-07-05T09:44:37.477-07:00In other words, the claim that freedom of speech h...<i>In other words, the claim that freedom of speech has been endangered by criticism of that speech is a red herring. The crucial question people should be asking themselves is this: what behavior is appropriate in professional situations, and what speech is appropriate in professional venues?</i><br /><br />Yes! This is it exactly.Liz Bourkehttp://lizbourke.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com