Re: Censorship is becoming ridiculous
Wolf K <[email protected]>
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On 2021-01-13 01:34, The Real Bev wrote: > On 01/12/2021 09:24 AM, Rinaldi wrote: >> On 1/12/21 10:54 AM, Ken Springer wrote: >>> On 1/12/21 7:33 AM, Hartdonor wrote: >>>> I believe in Liberty. Libertarianism and classical liberalism are >>>> pretty >>>> cool things. >>> >>> Libertarianism sounds good on paper, but it can lead to situations such >>> as described in the following famous quioe. >>> >>>> First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I >>>> was not a socialist. >>>> Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak >>>> out—Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, >>>> and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for >>>> me—and there was no one left to speak for me >>> >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Niem%C3%B6ller >>> >>> Sometimes you have to be your Brother's Keeper, both as individuals and >>> as a group. >>> >>> liberalism | ˈlib(ə)rəˌlizəm | >>> noun >>> the holding of liberal views: one of the basic tenets of liberalism is >>> tolerance | the shift from liberalism to radicalism. >>> >>> New Oxford American Dictionary >>> >>> Unfortunately, today's liberalism seems to be moving away from >>> tolerance. > > The good kind is now called "classical liberalism". > >> Perhaps the tolerance level has been reached or exceeded? > > I think of it as "a liberal application of government power". > > Frankly, I have no idea any more what you USians mean by "liberal" and "liberalism." And please don't quote or refer to 18th century texts. Language changes. What matters is not how someone defined their concept(s) back then (however instructive their writings may be), but how people use words now. And just as importantly, how they believe those words apply to their and other people's decisions and actions. And apart from "Something I don't like" or "Something I Like", I see no common meaning(s) in the way the terms are used. So, kindly tell me what you mean. With actual, concrete examples of. Best, -- Wolf K kirkwood40.blogspot.com “When I am playing with my cat, how do I know she is not playing with me? (Montaigne) _______________________________________________ general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/general