from The Gray Area:
1/21/20:
Joe Caldara’s final column argued that to be inclusive, people are expected to “lose our right to free speech”
Media, political and cultural pressure is growing. Not only on political issues or political correct language, but in squelching one of the basic strengths of the American way, free speech.
No where in the founding documents, does it say that you can only say what others want you to ssay. If you offend someone with what you say, 'you' may decide not to do tht anymore. But if 'you' decide that you have a position that needs to be heard, there is nothing that can stop you from saying it. Just ask a Progressive when they discuss the benefits of Socialism, free college, free money, free child care, a free basic income, safe spaces, climate change, free healthcare, freedom from religion, and multiple genders and they will all agree. Everything except free speech.
In their warped world, 'you' can only say what they want you to say. That is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!
I am completely offended by the lack of intelligence in each of the above issues, but I will never stand for anyone trying to stop them from making those statements. You and I can make any stupid statements we want at anytime we want. But, the media, cultural and political forces show their totalitarian tendencies when they cannot return that favor.
This situation with Joe Caldara being fired over his column about 'two genders' is another in that growing list of censorship in our society. This is especially galling in journalism. That assumes we have journalism anymore, which of course we don't. But, that issue of media quality is another, albeit related, issue.
Apparently he wrote a column in which he criticized a directive in the Associated Press Stylebook which says that sex and gender are not binary. So the AP is part of the problem here. This kind of thinking is already ingrained and institutionalized.
Lets be clear. A business can fire anyone for any reason, including bad ones like this. That should not change.
But, we need to reject the bullying and forced compliance of the language and thought police at every instance.
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