http://mephistos.com/2009/11/19/library-scrooge-free-speech/ A medieval, agrarian, libertarian, green-living, alpha-geek's view on the world. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mephistos.com/2009/11/19/library-scrooge-free-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-2027 Cicilia Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:24:11 +0000 http://www.mephistos.com/?p=1984#comment-2027 Ahh...okay, that all makes more sense then. Yeah, I agree with you that he shouldn't be censured even if he is an ass. Just someone still needs to tell him that his behavior isn't acceptable but he does still have the right to make himself look like a complete schmuck. So I agree with you on that point. Ahh…okay, that all makes more sense then. Yeah, I agree with you that he shouldn’t be censured even if he is an ass. Just someone still needs to tell him that his behavior isn’t acceptable but he does still have the right to make himself look like a complete schmuck. So I agree with you on that point.

]]> http://mephistos.com/2009/11/19/library-scrooge-free-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-2018 rcornish Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:01:02 +0000 http://www.mephistos.com/?p=1984#comment-2018 I am mostly in agreement with your thoughts, though I will still say while I totally disagree with his method and his approach and even his thoughts in some regards - I will still protect his right to say his part vehemently. The thing I think that is being missed here is the discussion that I was following where someone blatantly called for his censure on the matter and was followed by several seconds to such a notion. Thanks for the comment by the way, very nice! I am mostly in agreement with your thoughts, though I will still say while I totally disagree with his method and his approach and even his thoughts in some regards – I will still protect his right to say his part vehemently. The thing I think that is being missed here is the discussion that I was following where someone blatantly called for his censure on the matter and was followed by several seconds to such a notion. Thanks for the comment by the way, very nice!

]]> http://mephistos.com/2009/11/19/library-scrooge-free-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-2015 Cicilia Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:27:50 +0000 http://www.mephistos.com/?p=1984#comment-2015 Okay, I do agree with you that everyone should have the right to free speech no matter what they are saying. We cannot forget that or let that lapse in society. However, as such, people are also free to tell him that he was wrong. Personally I'm a complete bibliophile and have always haunted libraries, so I will admit to some bias here. On the other hand, though, it's damn hard to keep free speech in mind when the library with the books about it is closed. Personally I think he was a complete ass about the whole thing and, from the tone of the article, it sounds like this is a regular thing for him. So while I agree that he has the right to say whatever he wishes, I also think it's perfectly acceptable to tell him that he's an ass who needs to remember just how he got where he is today. Personally, I would have been hard pressed not to tell him to shut the hell up until he could have a civil tongue. After all, there's free speech and then there's just beating up on people and I think people need to learn that the latter of the two is not acceptable behavior. Just my two cents. Okay, I do agree with you that everyone should have the right to free speech no matter what they are saying. We cannot forget that or let that lapse in society. However, as such, people are also free to tell him that he was wrong. Personally I’m a complete bibliophile and have always haunted libraries, so I will admit to some bias here. On the other hand, though, it’s damn hard to keep free speech in mind when the library with the books about it is closed. Personally I think he was a complete ass about the whole thing and, from the tone of the article, it sounds like this is a regular thing for him. So while I agree that he has the right to say whatever he wishes, I also think it’s perfectly acceptable to tell him that he’s an ass who needs to remember just how he got where he is today. Personally, I would have been hard pressed not to tell him to shut the hell up until he could have a civil tongue. After all, there’s free speech and then there’s just beating up on people and I think people need to learn that the latter of the two is not acceptable behavior. Just my two cents.

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