Comments on: The Sounds Of Silencing http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/sound-of-silencing/ Sometimes the truth hurts Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:47:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terr http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/sound-of-silencing/#comment-26009 Terr Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:56:30 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/13/sound-of-silencing/#comment-26009 Whether or not free speech is stifled depends on whether you agree with the speech that is being stifled. It's all a matter of opinion. It's not that the speech is stifled so much as it is being ignored or shouted down. Happens on all sides of debate today. There is very little civil disagreement on anything today. I very rarely comment when I visit sites, believe it or not. I am more of a debate <i>consumer</i>, as opposed to a debate <i>manufacturer</i> Lately, I am dismayed to discover that I can no longer visit certain sites or places because I cannot tolerate the tone of discussion. And that is true of sites on the right and the left. I do not like that about myself because I really do want to hear all opinions and viewpoints, but I find the increasing hostility towards dissent is uncomfortable. I find that I am becoming more isolated from debate as a result, and I'm not particularly proud of that. And I do not think that I am alone in this phenomenon. Whether or not free speech is stifled depends on whether you agree with the speech that is being stifled. It’s all a matter of opinion. It’s not that the speech is stifled so much as it is being ignored or shouted down. Happens on all sides of debate today. There is very little civil disagreement on anything today.

I very rarely comment when I visit sites, believe it or not. I am more of a debate consumer, as opposed to a debate manufacturer Lately, I am dismayed to discover that I can no longer visit certain sites or places because I cannot tolerate the tone of discussion. And that is true of sites on the right and the left. I do not like that about myself because I really do want to hear all opinions and viewpoints, but I find the increasing hostility towards dissent is uncomfortable. I find that I am becoming more isolated from debate as a result, and I’m not particularly proud of that. And I do not think that I am alone in this phenomenon.

]]> By: Patrick Kelley http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/sound-of-silencing/#comment-26001 Patrick Kelley Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:10:15 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/13/sound-of-silencing/#comment-26001 I agree with you almost totally, except at the end where you say it almost never happens on the right. That depends on the circumstances and the context. On who you are, and where you are. For example, if you are standing outside your local First Baptist Church before or after services, and somebody brings up the subject of abortion, if you disagree you might want to consider remaining silent. You probably wouldn't get killed, of course, if you expressed a belief in a womans right to choose. You might, however, get quite the chilly reception the following Sunday. I agree with you almost totally, except at the end where you say it almost never happens on the right. That depends on the circumstances and the context. On who you are, and where you are. For example, if you are standing outside your local First Baptist Church before or after services, and somebody brings up the subject of abortion, if you disagree you might want to consider remaining silent. You probably wouldn’t get killed, of course, if you expressed a belief in a womans right to choose. You might, however, get quite the chilly reception the following Sunday.

]]> By: Preston http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/sound-of-silencing/#comment-25986 Preston Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:43:08 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/13/sound-of-silencing/#comment-25986 <em>Ever heard of free speech cages? </em> I agree that the practice should be banned. Ever heard of free speech cages?

I agree that the practice should be banned.

]]> By: Anonymous http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/sound-of-silencing/#comment-25985 Anonymous Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:53:08 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/13/sound-of-silencing/#comment-25985 <i>Ever heard of free speech zones?</i> Ever heard of free speech cages? <a href="http://www.vulnwatch.org/misc/pics/free-speech-pen/" rel="nofollow">Leftard Hypocrisy</a> Ever heard of free speech zones?

Ever heard of free speech cages? Leftard Hypocrisy

]]> By: Preston http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/sound-of-silencing/#comment-25977 Preston Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:26:42 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2006/10/13/sound-of-silencing/#comment-25977 <em>But on the Right it’s so infrequent and rare these days that it’s an exception when it happens.</em> Ever heard of <a href="http://www.amconmag.com/12_15_03/feature.html" rel="nofollow">free speech zones</a>? It's no surprise that President Bush is out of touch: he lives in a bubble protected from both newspapers and the views of average Americans. But on the Right it’s so infrequent and rare these days that it’s an exception when it happens.

Ever heard of free speech zones?

It’s no surprise that President Bush is out of touch: he lives in a bubble protected from both newspapers and the views of average Americans.

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