Frankly, it's difficult for me to accept that this is issue is an issue. What possible justification can be found for regulating (censoring) political speech of any sort. It compares to the Church restricting the speech of Galileo. It compares to the censorship of abolitionists in the run-up to the civil war.
In either case, the 'common wisdom' was that the sun revolved around the earth, and that enslaving blacks was a proper thing to do.
None of us is unbiased or capable of being unbiased. But we can at least attempt to comprehend our own bias. That is the only path to wisdom.
Well, as you know, one can "justify" anything to a select group, or shove it down the throats of those who disagree. And "wisdom" is one-sided, without fixed definition, because your "wisdom" may be someone else's "dogma" or "propaganda" or even "stupidity."
Perhaps we should define the term 'wisdom'. To me, it means what I implied, an ability to see things from all sides. Also, the ability to accept that one's own values are not necessarily handed down from Olympus. Other possibilities need to be considered.
Frankly, it's difficult for me to accept that this is issue is an issue. What possible justification can be found for regulating (censoring) political speech of any sort. It compares to the Church restricting the speech of Galileo. It compares to the censorship of abolitionists in the run-up to the civil war.
In either case, the 'common wisdom' was that the sun revolved around the earth, and that enslaving blacks was a proper thing to do.
None of us is unbiased or capable of being unbiased. But we can at least attempt to comprehend our own bias. That is the only path to wisdom.
Well, as you know, one can "justify" anything to a select group, or shove it down the throats of those who disagree. And "wisdom" is one-sided, without fixed definition, because your "wisdom" may be someone else's "dogma" or "propaganda" or even "stupidity."
Perhaps we should define the term 'wisdom'. To me, it means what I implied, an ability to see things from all sides. Also, the ability to accept that one's own values are not necessarily handed down from Olympus. Other possibilities need to be considered.