- 14 Nov 2018 08:30
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August 8th, 2019
Geez, I don't really know what to say, Godstud.
I want to discuss this with some nuance and depth.
If someone is completely polite, reasonable, kind, tolerant, and professional on the job, yet harbors a deeply unpopular opinion, yet it is an opinion that isn't even unheard of and even was once quite popular, should they lose their job?
Should they lose their job if they are completely quiet and never mention it anywhere?
Should they lose their job if htey just quietly disagree with orthodoxy on it when they are asked?
Ultimately, I think that civil discourse is a great thing, which is why I began participating in forums, and I would never want to take away someone's right to speak and say the things that they want and feel secure in it, even if that means I would have to hear somoene give the polar opposite opinion fo what I have. This sort of viewpoint is generally considered foundational partly because we all have free will, free conscience, and an obligation to be true to orusevles, and the truth has nothing to fear of lies, so we do not have to actively repress people who disagree with us or believe something different.
I am not even really sure how to find myself in a position of such repression towards the opposite opinion.
Enlighten me, or clarify yourself.
I want to discuss this with some nuance and depth.
If someone is completely polite, reasonable, kind, tolerant, and professional on the job, yet harbors a deeply unpopular opinion, yet it is an opinion that isn't even unheard of and even was once quite popular, should they lose their job?
Should they lose their job if they are completely quiet and never mention it anywhere?
Should they lose their job if htey just quietly disagree with orthodoxy on it when they are asked?
Ultimately, I think that civil discourse is a great thing, which is why I began participating in forums, and I would never want to take away someone's right to speak and say the things that they want and feel secure in it, even if that means I would have to hear somoene give the polar opposite opinion fo what I have. This sort of viewpoint is generally considered foundational partly because we all have free will, free conscience, and an obligation to be true to orusevles, and the truth has nothing to fear of lies, so we do not have to actively repress people who disagree with us or believe something different.
I am not even really sure how to find myself in a position of such repression towards the opposite opinion.
Enlighten me, or clarify yourself.
August 8th, 2019