tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673179650846701039.post8501163817815019409..comments2023-05-23T09:40:12.055+10:00Comments on <a href="http://www.markdurie.com">markdurie.com blog</a>: When Speaking on Sensitive TopicsMark Duriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18024979657079255161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673179650846701039.post-41243927321169459442012-12-31T21:00:48.256+11:002012-12-31T21:00:48.256+11:00Great post Mark. And good advice about victims. If...Great post Mark. And good advice about victims. If only more Australians would take the time to listen to the Southern Sudanese, they might learn a thing or two about Jihad and what is coming our way if we do not wake up soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673179650846701039.post-64865266516541538112011-08-21T18:06:56.818+10:002011-08-21T18:06:56.818+10:00I forgot to write:
An immature comment could be ju...I forgot to write:<br />An immature comment could be just that: an immature comment. An opinion is nearly always legal even though you disagree. You should not fire of accusations e.g. about racism just to show how tolerant you are...Universalgenihttp://universalgeni.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673179650846701039.post-79714277182838529842011-08-16T22:00:49.243+10:002011-08-16T22:00:49.243+10:00Ralph - I completely agree with your criticism of ...Ralph - I completely agree with your criticism of the RRTA and laws like it in other jurisdictions, and have consistently spoken against that law for years. However my issue here is how to speak responsibly about sensitive topics. There are lots of good reasons for doing this, one being that you are more likely to get hearers! As it happens, careful speech can help give a measure of protection against bad laws, but that doesn't justify or excuse the laws even to the smallest degree.Mark Duriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024979657079255161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6673179650846701039.post-18331592195826264272011-08-16T19:28:18.139+10:002011-08-16T19:28:18.139+10:00Isn't all this just another slippery slope?
...Isn't all this just another slippery slope? <br /><br />How can free speech be deemed 'free' when it is <br />limited by X, Y and Z? Does not the term 'freedom of <br />expression' mean I can express myself freely - <br />full stop? Otherwise we better be honest and put <br />a 'conditional' before the 'free' part.<br /><br />Once we start legislating limitations and <br />conditions on a freedom, it ain't a freedom <br />no more. Only when you can say what you think <br />is right, no matter whether it upsets me, <br />we still enjoy freedom of speech in our society. <br />If in turn I think you have been telling <br />malicious lies, I can still sue you for <br />defamation. For this we need no <br />Orwellian blasphemy laws.<br /><br />But if my conditional freedom of expression finds <br />its limitation when someone in earshot can drag me <br />before a tribunal by claiming that my words raised <br />bad feelings in him - where does it stop? How will <br />His Honour establish beyond reasonable doubt <br />whether I spoke those inciting words in good faith? <br /><br />In the 1960s one could stand in front of <br />Buckingham Palace and proclaim Prince Phillip <br />is XYZ or on the steps of St Martins declar <br />Jesus was a ZYX, some may have looked a bit miffed and given me a verbal, but that would have been the end of it.<br /><br />But try similar today with Muhammed in front of <br />Lakemba mosque or merely quote some passages <br />from the Koran in a mixed congregation, and sure <br />there will be a law that you have broken and some <br />culture-enricher will be dragging you before the<br />next thought crime tribunal.<br /><br />Once we allow politicians to mess <br />with this basic right of a free people, <br />there is no end to it. This is why need need to <br />get rid of the RRTA and similar unjust laws on <br />a federal level soon.Ralf Schumannhttp://www.qsociety.org.aunoreply@blogger.com