- May 28th, 2017, 9:01 am#4893997
Plus, maybe it's an American thing, we are very protective of our First Amendment. We aren't in love with the attitude of "depends on what's being censored." Plus, ultimately, we often decide with our wallets. Milo's publisher decided not to sell his book. Now, that isn't political correctness at work; Milo's words haven't been censored, he's still free to speak anytime he likes (and does so every day on Facebook). Rather, that is capitalism at work. That is a company deciding that Milo would hurt their brand, and thus they prevent him from profiting off his words. That is what truly hurt him. That's how progress is often achieved in the US, you have to convince the financial power houses that something is in their best interests.
Kingpin wrote:That's why I specifically said censoring discourse. You have a civil debate with someone who has objectionable opinions and the result can often be that you both learn something. But if you just tell someone "You should be afraid to say that," they aren't going to have a change of heart. It's just going to make them more angry and stubborn. And that was a big reason why voters turned against the Democrats. And I hope the Democrats learn a lesson because I do not want Trump to win again.JurorNo.2 wrote:Political correctness is arbitrarily censoring discourse. That is what I cannot abide.That depends on what's being censored, some of it is reasonably justified.
Plus, maybe it's an American thing, we are very protective of our First Amendment. We aren't in love with the attitude of "depends on what's being censored." Plus, ultimately, we often decide with our wallets. Milo's publisher decided not to sell his book. Now, that isn't political correctness at work; Milo's words haven't been censored, he's still free to speak anytime he likes (and does so every day on Facebook). Rather, that is capitalism at work. That is a company deciding that Milo would hurt their brand, and thus they prevent him from profiting off his words. That is what truly hurt him. That's how progress is often achieved in the US, you have to convince the financial power houses that something is in their best interests.
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