27th May 2004, 9:41 AM
Up until that last part, I was agreeing with you. Most of what you said is pretty much my point. Fortunatly, the media can't be controlled by the government around here, so that won't happen. Yes, it is rather stupid that the second any news source starts getting all one sided, and this goes to ALL of them, the other side immediatly labels it as evil and censorship. More like censor$#!7! Allowing everyone to say what they will is exactly my point here. LET the guy get drowned out by boos. It's RUDE yes, but it's hardly preventing free speech. The guy could just find another audience, or say what he wants somewhere ELSE. And if he CAN'T find anyone that will listen to him, oh well. He's not being told to be quiet or else or anything, just the one thing we have the right to do, give the person the cold shoulder. And no, I will NOT clap after someone's speech if I disagree. That's just stupid.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)