(March 26, 2017 at 3:50 pm)Silent Snob Wrote:(March 26, 2017 at 3:32 pm)paulpablo Wrote: Is free speech the answer?
The answer for /to what?
Of course not. Free speech is just for those who can express themselfs by having the means and tools to do so, and have something to say about the nature of....äh....whatever. And that requires some kind of education, which should be provided for all, if so called "free speech" has any meaning other than .....(fill in the blank).
I'm not writing the m-word. I said, "äh" and "fill in the blank". I sincerely hope you noticed that, companiero Paulpablo.
(March 26, 2017 at 3:37 pm)chimp3 Wrote: A news consuming populace that demands news based on fact and in depth investigation would go a long way towards inspiring quality journalism. If people demand news that supports their prejudices then they will receive it. Ultimately, at least in free societies, the public pays the salaries of the news media.
That's some fancy statement. I wish I would be fat enough to wear a t-shirt with that slogan. But I'm working on it.
I'm saying a precondition of investigative journalists expressing themselves freely is to have an established rule protecting freedom of speech.
Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them.
Impersonation is treason.
