So after a good night’s sleep and a little time to contemplate the cosmos; I woke up this morning still thinking about what I perceive as an uneven application by both sides to the free speech matter.
Then I remembered what an old cohort said to me many years ago…”That the rights of my fist end where the tip of your nose begins”. Say what? How does that apply here?
Well, if I can expand on this, basically that the words I express even though they might be offensive have a right to be said even to the dissatisfaction of the other party as long as they cause no physical harm. Now that sounds bad but really when you think about it “reptile and repulsive” and “racist” are only hurtful if they are true. They don’t “really” hurt anyone, do they?
So as a listener I need to be more mindful of the truthfulness of the word or words and whether they truly apply or not, if they do not then so what and if they do then I can be offended.
So regarding Ms. Garafalo’s “racist” comment; “So What”, it’s not true and she is just blowing a lot of hot air. So Julia has a right to call Republicans anything she wants and I have a right to react accordingly, which I did and Barbra can still be Barbra and so what. It doesn’t matter unless I care and I don’t.
I guess the old adage of “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me” is still true after all these years. Thanks mom for teaching me that one.
So talk on both sides and let the insults and hurtful divisive words continue to pound the airwaves and continue to build on the history of debate in this great country of ours. Although it has gotten more heated over the past eight years it is still an ingrained part of Americana that most other countries can only dream about.
Oh yeah, and I still think liberals are a bunch of lunk heads…man that felt good.
Then I remembered what an old cohort said to me many years ago…”That the rights of my fist end where the tip of your nose begins”. Say what? How does that apply here?
Well, if I can expand on this, basically that the words I express even though they might be offensive have a right to be said even to the dissatisfaction of the other party as long as they cause no physical harm. Now that sounds bad but really when you think about it “reptile and repulsive” and “racist” are only hurtful if they are true. They don’t “really” hurt anyone, do they?
So as a listener I need to be more mindful of the truthfulness of the word or words and whether they truly apply or not, if they do not then so what and if they do then I can be offended.
So regarding Ms. Garafalo’s “racist” comment; “So What”, it’s not true and she is just blowing a lot of hot air. So Julia has a right to call Republicans anything she wants and I have a right to react accordingly, which I did and Barbra can still be Barbra and so what. It doesn’t matter unless I care and I don’t.
I guess the old adage of “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me” is still true after all these years. Thanks mom for teaching me that one.
So talk on both sides and let the insults and hurtful divisive words continue to pound the airwaves and continue to build on the history of debate in this great country of ours. Although it has gotten more heated over the past eight years it is still an ingrained part of Americana that most other countries can only dream about.
Oh yeah, and I still think liberals are a bunch of lunk heads…man that felt good.
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