The importance of protecting individual rights and the Salem Witch Trials...some might say Whoa, What?...but the right to free speech has a long history before the American and Canadian Bill of Rights and "restricting the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, of other groups, for political ends is something we have to be constantly on guard for and to fight against."
"Difficult Subjects.—some things should be talked about that some people cannot talk about"
"Laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression; in order that every man may present his views without penalty, there must be a spirit of tolerance in the entire population.” —Albert Einstein
“If you’re in favor of freedom of speech, that means you’re in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise.” — Noam Chomsky
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell
"What’s interesting to me—and this is where Salem is so fascinating —is that every generation has that version, that incident of Salem: the Red Scare, McCarthyism, or earlier on, the treatment of Loyalists, or the issue of slavery. Every generation has its political fight where one group or multiple groups try to restrict the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, of other groups, for political ends. Ultimately, unfortunately, it almost seems to be part of human nature and it’s something we have to be constantly on guard for and to fight against." ― Emerson Baker
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I posted the above because I was interested in the history of Free Speech. But where I also posted this on Facebook, some people seemed to assume that I was considering this topic as a follow up to the Coronavirus controversy. I guess it came into play since I had posted earlier about the Astrazeneca vaccine being offered in Oshawa this week, where several people vehemently wrote 'not that one'!
There were some interesting comments and one led to looking into "viral shedding'. This recent Johns Hopkins link seemed pretty straightforward for a medical summary. Among all the microbiology information it contains, this one line Imo really stood out “. It is unlikely this virus will disappear and may become part of the repertoire of respiratory viruses that infect humans regularly.”
www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540747/all/Coronavirus_COVID_19__SARS_CoV_2_?fbclid=IwAR1XhTdDnsLY3-jNLvta5e5hKePJQbwi4CisBpHhbYnqeOseHL-sAvHpJPE
"Difficult Subjects.—some things should be talked about that some people cannot talk about"
"Laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression; in order that every man may present his views without penalty, there must be a spirit of tolerance in the entire population.” —Albert Einstein
“If you’re in favor of freedom of speech, that means you’re in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise.” — Noam Chomsky
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell
"What’s interesting to me—and this is where Salem is so fascinating —is that every generation has that version, that incident of Salem: the Red Scare, McCarthyism, or earlier on, the treatment of Loyalists, or the issue of slavery. Every generation has its political fight where one group or multiple groups try to restrict the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, of other groups, for political ends. Ultimately, unfortunately, it almost seems to be part of human nature and it’s something we have to be constantly on guard for and to fight against." ― Emerson Baker
* * *
I posted the above because I was interested in the history of Free Speech. But where I also posted this on Facebook, some people seemed to assume that I was considering this topic as a follow up to the Coronavirus controversy. I guess it came into play since I had posted earlier about the Astrazeneca vaccine being offered in Oshawa this week, where several people vehemently wrote 'not that one'!
There were some interesting comments and one led to looking into "viral shedding'. This recent Johns Hopkins link seemed pretty straightforward for a medical summary. Among all the microbiology information it contains, this one line Imo really stood out “. It is unlikely this virus will disappear and may become part of the repertoire of respiratory viruses that infect humans regularly.”
www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540747/all/Coronavirus_COVID_19__SARS_CoV_2_?fbclid=IwAR1XhTdDnsLY3-jNLvta5e5hKePJQbwi4CisBpHhbYnqeOseHL-sAvHpJPE