I think it is interesting that if one wants to leave a comment on Dr. Wolfe's site, one must sign up with google in order to do so. She mandates that which she complains of. If the owner of a website or blog or whatever requires posters to join one of the public forum systems in order to post they should be the last ones to complain abo…
I think it is interesting that if one wants to leave a comment on Dr. Wolfe's site, one must sign up with google in order to do so. She mandates that which she complains of. If the owner of a website or blog or whatever requires posters to join one of the public forum systems in order to post they should be the last ones to complain about censorship.
I follow a readiness blog and the main reason I follow it is because there is no censorship exercised. Yes, sometimes we get rude comments and they are usually chastised by the followers of the list. Sometimes unpopular political content is posted and that results in free debate. That's what freedom of speech is all about. Some readers have responded that vulgarity and insults are freedom of speech. They are quickly chastised that freedom of speech must be self limiting. Try using vulgarity or blasphemy in court and see how quickly the judge will hold you in contempt of court. There is a time and a place for varying degrees of free speech. The courts have even recognized "inflammatory speech" as a defense against claims of aggression. The ruling being, that you had better watch your mouth otherwise you are liable to get a knuckle sandwich and it will be you who will be at fault for injudicious use of inciteful language.
So anyone who maintains a blog who also requires joining some organized public program such a facebook or google or twitter or any of the other inane computer applications that so many frequent should not complain about their medium being censored by the provider. She may have an important message but by limiting who posts to her comments she loses credibility in my book.
I tried to post to her website and was stopped because I had to sign up with google something or other in order to post. Not gonna happen in my lifetime.—Chuck
I think it is interesting that if one wants to leave a comment on Dr. Wolfe's site, one must sign up with google in order to do so. She mandates that which she complains of. If the owner of a website or blog or whatever requires posters to join one of the public forum systems in order to post they should be the last ones to complain about censorship.
I follow a readiness blog and the main reason I follow it is because there is no censorship exercised. Yes, sometimes we get rude comments and they are usually chastised by the followers of the list. Sometimes unpopular political content is posted and that results in free debate. That's what freedom of speech is all about. Some readers have responded that vulgarity and insults are freedom of speech. They are quickly chastised that freedom of speech must be self limiting. Try using vulgarity or blasphemy in court and see how quickly the judge will hold you in contempt of court. There is a time and a place for varying degrees of free speech. The courts have even recognized "inflammatory speech" as a defense against claims of aggression. The ruling being, that you had better watch your mouth otherwise you are liable to get a knuckle sandwich and it will be you who will be at fault for injudicious use of inciteful language.
So anyone who maintains a blog who also requires joining some organized public program such a facebook or google or twitter or any of the other inane computer applications that so many frequent should not complain about their medium being censored by the provider. She may have an important message but by limiting who posts to her comments she loses credibility in my book.
Well, Glen, you did ask for comments.
I agree, but most people don't know anything about computers. I don't know if she does or not.
I tried to post to her website and was stopped because I had to sign up with google something or other in order to post. Not gonna happen in my lifetime.—Chuck