10-28-2022, 02:53 PM
(10-28-2022, 02:49 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Agreed, and it sadly goes in cycles. Whichever side feels ascendant appears to naturally want to curtail the speech of the other side. I've had several cousins get very upset when I pointed out they used the Ben Franklin quote about liberty and security when decrying the Patriot Act which directly contradicts their position on the 2A, "hate speech" and online censorship.
When you can see people arrested and jailed for posting opinions online in what are supposed to be first world democracies and not be alarmed by the implications I don't know what to do for you. After all, the worm always turns and this type of action is a double edged sword.
I hate seeing that Franklin quote bandied about. It is never used with its appropriate context. I see it from all sides and I just want to lecture everyone using it wrong.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
