Anyone who uses free speech arguments to allow racist people to spout bollocks is dumb and part of the problem.
True freedom is just as oppressive as a dictatorship. If we can all do and say what we want , you have criminality lawlessness and some system where the strong can just bendover the weak. There are always control in everything we do.
There has to be reasonability and common sense in everything. If someone is uncomfortable with a Japanese person winning it's racist. You are happy with them losing but not winning? With no further commentary such as the Japanese winning everything , or a very active and healthy rivalry with the Japanese its plain racist.
Well, that's an opinion, and you're entitled to it. Other people might hold opinions like "People listening to rock music are dumb", "Chelsea FC fans are stupid", or "red-haired women are demented". None of these are valid arguments. But,...
Yes, it's wrong. Yes, it's idiotic. But: Somebody losing his job for voicing his personal opinion is much, much, worse. Nobody got harmed by his words. Yet, now his existence is destroyed for his non-conformist beliefs. That's the very definition of an oppressive dictatorship. That creates a culture of fear to say anything. Is it really so hard to accept the existence of views different to your own? Is it really necessary to root out all deviant opinions?
Also: No, this is not racism. Racism means a) to believe there are different human races, and b) one/some of them are superior to others. To say, "it makes me uncomfortable to see a German musician play in Tel Aviv on Holocaust Remembrance Day, or "... to see a British Tennis player winning a tournament in Mumbai on Indian Independence Day" (to use fictional, but comparable examples) is NOT racist. It might be wrong, as those examples prove a new spirit of peace, but not racist. It must be allowed to feel uncomfortable.
Btw, there were times when a journalist would get fired for using words like "idiotic", "dipshit", &c. Have you ever heard about a possible distinction between reporting and commenting? (On the other hand, Pravda and Der Stürmer would love to hire you.)
It's where he voiced it, as a representative of a media company, when you say things in the public domain you are representing that company, and they have every right to fire you if you have caused them negative press. Just as a shop assistant...
What a numpty. Hope the door didn't hit him too hard on the way out. So I guess he had no problems with Honda supplying a big chunk of the engines then?
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Anyone who uses free speech arguments to allow racist people to spout bollocks is dumb and part of the problem.
True freedom is just as oppressive as a dictatorship. If we can all do and say what we want , you have criminality lawlessness and some system where the strong can just bendover the weak. There are always control in everything we do.
There has to be reasonability and common sense in everything. If someone is uncomfortable with a Japanese person winning it's racist. You are happy with them losing but not winning? With no further commentary such as the Japanese winning everything , or a very active and healthy rivalry with the Japanese its plain racist.
Well, that's an opinion, and you're entitled to it. Other people might hold opinions like "People listening to rock music are dumb", "Chelsea FC fans are stupid", or "red-haired women are demented". None of these are valid arguments. But,...
Read moreYes, it's wrong. Yes, it's idiotic. But: Somebody losing his job for voicing his personal opinion is much, much, worse. Nobody got harmed by his words. Yet, now his existence is destroyed for his non-conformist beliefs. That's the very definition of an oppressive dictatorship. That creates a culture of fear to say anything. Is it really so hard to accept the existence of views different to your own? Is it really necessary to root out all deviant opinions?
Also: No, this is not racism. Racism means a) to believe there are different human races, and b) one/some of them are superior to others. To say, "it makes me uncomfortable to see a German musician play in Tel Aviv on Holocaust Remembrance Day, or "... to see a British Tennis player winning a tournament in Mumbai on Indian Independence Day" (to use fictional, but comparable examples) is NOT racist. It might be wrong, as those examples prove a new spirit of peace, but not racist. It must be allowed to feel uncomfortable.
Btw, there were times when a journalist would get fired for using words like "idiotic", "dipshit", &c. Have you ever heard about a possible distinction between reporting and commenting? (On the other hand, Pravda and Der Stürmer would love to hire you.)
It's where he voiced it, as a representative of a media company, when you say things in the public domain you are representing that company, and they have every right to fire you if you have caused them negative press. Just as a shop assistant...
Read moreFree speech just means that the government won't lock you up for what you say, not that someone has to give you a platform to air your views.
He's lost his job, not been placed in prison.
What a numpty. Hope the door didn't hit him too hard on the way out. So I guess he had no problems with Honda supplying a big chunk of the engines then?
Evidentially this man never heard of the 442nd Infantry Regiment! Japanese American Soldiers that fought on the US side in WWII! What a dip shit!
Most awarded military unit of all time.
I miss typed by the way. It should be 442nd. I fixed it! I love the edit mode!!