'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Basically this. Trigger warnings are voluntary self-policing so people who have triggered panic attacks can avoid the content; it's no different from the Parental Advisory labels on music CDs or the ESRB Ratings system except that it isn't being enforced on others by anyone worth taking seriously (as in, anyone not from the lunatic fringe).
"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain." Wikileaks' philosophy started to change back around the time Assange went on the run.Also, I thought wikileaks was about fighting corruption in governments. This is a little out of place in my eyes.
Be seeing you guys on Bloodsail Buccaneers NA!
Putting a content note at the front of a document is censorship? That is just retarded.
"Just because you read it on the internet, doesn't mean the person actually said it." - Thomas Jefferson
Movements outside of government can do just as much to hurt the freedom of others. Hitler's brown shirts were terrorizing Jews long before the Nazis officially rose to power. Movements today, fueled by supposed 'SJW' ideology, relish the idea of gaining power through large scale disruptions. These people don't want to have discussions, they want to shout in the faces of people who attempt to have a discussion with them. They are just as ideologically sure of their righteousness as any other ideology that has ended in disaster.
Most people would rather die than think, and most people do. -Bertrand Russell
Before the camps, I regarded the existence of nationality as something that shouldn’t be noticed - nationality did not really exist, only humanity. But in the camps one learns: if you belong to a successful nation you are protected and you survive. If you are part of universal humanity - too bad for you -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Why is it your right to dictate that those on the receiving end should just ignore it.
As I said, it is always about dictating what those on the receiving end should do, instead of those dishing it out taking responsibility for their actions.
Instead it is always someone else's fault if they are "offended".
there is a difference between an equality law and opinion suppression though, you can't or at least shouldn't discriminate against someone because of something they are, ie, race, sexuality, or gender. its not like you choose to be born a certain way, however that doesn't mean you should press to have someone's opinion suppressed because you disagree with them, or because you find it offensive.
everyone has an opinion on something, but opinions are not sacred, they don't need to be listened to or honored (this includes personal religions). we've agreed that as a society we shouldn't treat people differently because of who they are, but that doesn't mean we should adapt who we are to meet someone else's opinion. you don't have to like someone because of who they are, but you do have to treat them like an equal person.
Perhaps he evolved to realize that there is far more nuance in the world than just saying the only malevolent force we need to watch out for is the state. What about the people who decide which books get published? Or the people who run universities/academia? It isn't only about state institutions, it is about the corruptibility of power in general.
Most people would rather die than think, and most people do. -Bertrand Russell
Before the camps, I regarded the existence of nationality as something that shouldn’t be noticed - nationality did not really exist, only humanity. But in the camps one learns: if you belong to a successful nation you are protected and you survive. If you are part of universal humanity - too bad for you -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
I'm impressed that people have managed to turn "Shut Up and Take It" to be the non coward way to approach this stuff.
Yeah, getting offended at something that is not illegal is the offendee's fault. Sure you can cause a stink and maybe get back at 1 person per incident, but most of society will see social vigilantism as regressive.
If you want a new law, be honest and say that, so it can be analyzed in the public arena.
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I disagree. If someone walks into a grocery store in Harlem and loudly says, "You know this neighborhood wasn't so bad before all the niggers and kikes moved in," it isn't the fault of the offendee when they get offended. Because what the person said is indeed offensive, but not illegal.
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Yes, because people who tell people to face some things that happen in real life like adults are cowards as opposed to those who scream "microaggression". Some of the pathetic examples of this include "too many whites in room microaggression!" or "He looked at me for too long microaggression" etc. The whole word itself is one of the most pathetic examples of cowardness. I don't know how any normal function adult is so pathetic that they make some completely normal situations as threatening. There must be some mental ilness behind this.
Honestly what do you think about safe spaces and microaggressions?
'Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead
Or a yawing hole in a battered head
And the scuppers clogged with rotting red
And there they lay I damn me eyes
All lookouts clapped on Paradise
All souls bound just contrarywise, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!