tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post2790781088182579547..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Drum: Calling Someone Crazy Is Not An Insult To The Mentally IllWinston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-34850071455799911752016-08-10T01:16:45.214-04:002016-08-10T01:16:45.214-04:00There is no such thing as a sentence which is &quo...There is no such thing as a sentence which is "objectively insulting". <br /><br />I am reminded of Dr. Viktor Frankl, who wrote: "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."John Platonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-26623143593342712192016-08-09T14:28:33.154-04:002016-08-09T14:28:33.154-04:00Winston,
AFAIC, the real problem with PC is not t...Winston,<br /><br />AFAIC, the real problem with PC is not that some of the stuff they complain about isn't actually offensive. It often is.<br /><br />The problem is their tendency to enlist some authority, like government, university administration etc, to police offensive stuff. It's the coercive curtailing of speech, stupid. <br /><br />This is where a genuine *liberal* parts ways Lewis Carrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-10695445483114426482016-08-09T13:07:49.237-04:002016-08-09T13:07:49.237-04:00I've been thinking; if we hold ourselves to st...I've been thinking; if we hold ourselves to strict (though reasonable) moral standards, it's probably not permissible to insult people at all. It's certainly not necessary in any case I can conceive, and even practically, it likely does little good. It's hard for me to accept that one is justified in responding to someone's irrationality, even aggressive and angry The Mystichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813641115915460692noreply@blogger.com