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Who Owns the Hugo Awards?
Apr. 12th, 2013 10:05 amSince I've said I won't respond any more on That Site because saying anything that disagrees with the host is "policing" the discussion and trying to stifle debate, I have to get this off my chest here out of the sheer frustration I have about people who have a fundamentally different view of the world than I have.
( Well yes, I DO own the Hugo Awards. But you can, too, and the only one stopping you is you )
What seems to be my problem is that I believe in democracy, and I believe in free speech, but I also believe that "free speech" doesn't mean "I get to say anything I want without contradiction and without reaction or consequence, and you don't have the right to contradict anything I say, because actually disputing anything I say is 'oppressing my free speech.'" And I believe that if you work hard and do a good job, there's a pretty good chance that you will get ahead if is possible to do so. Now I suppose the further problem is that I'm white, middle-class, well-educated male. (That well-educated part at the expense of the state of California and the US federal government who subsidized part of the cost of that education; I'm no right-wing libertarian no-guv'mint nut.) That means I have privilege coming out of my ears. But does that really mean that my opinion is meaningless?
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( Well yes, I DO own the Hugo Awards. But you can, too, and the only one stopping you is you )
What seems to be my problem is that I believe in democracy, and I believe in free speech, but I also believe that "free speech" doesn't mean "I get to say anything I want without contradiction and without reaction or consequence, and you don't have the right to contradict anything I say, because actually disputing anything I say is 'oppressing my free speech.'" And I believe that if you work hard and do a good job, there's a pretty good chance that you will get ahead if is possible to do so. Now I suppose the further problem is that I'm white, middle-class, well-educated male. (That well-educated part at the expense of the state of California and the US federal government who subsidized part of the cost of that education; I'm no right-wing libertarian no-guv'mint nut.) That means I have privilege coming out of my ears. But does that really mean that my opinion is meaningless?
Administrative note: You don't need a LiveJournal account to post here. I moderate non-LJ posts to prevent spam. If you don't have an LJ account, please sign your post. Other than that, you're welcome to reply here, even if you disagree with me. But don't expect me to stay quiet if I disagree with your opinion or if I think your facts are wrong.
