Free speech eroded; YourSay.I AM becoming increasingly perturbed per·turb tr.v. per·turbed, per·turb·ing, per·turbs 1. To disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious. 2. To throw into great confusion. 3. at the erosion of free speech. It seems that there are certain topics in our society on which debate and discussion is, to say the least, discouraged. We have to listen to what we feel are obnoxious views frequently but forbidding them to be aired is something that we must be careful about. It is people's actions that cause public disorder not their opinions. I can recall at the height of the Second World War, Hitler's Mein Kampf Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler’s autobiography, including his theories on treatment of the Jews. [Ger. Hist.: Mein Kampf] See : Anti-Semitism was still available at my local library and in the 50s Oswald Mosley was allowed to speak at the Town Hall. Tom Paine, Mahatma mahatma (məhăt`mə, –hät`–) [Sanskrit,=great-souled], honorific title used in India among Hindus for a person of superior holiness. Mohandas Gandhi is the best-known figure to whom the title was applied. Gandhi and Nelson Mandela were all penalised for their views. We need to re-appraise what is happening, before we live to regret it. Raymond Pegg, Solihull |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion