Free Speech Fundamentals: Building a Platform
Milo's platform It is without a doubt one of the sillier complaints that protestors at Milo's talks have regularly made when they are trying to shut him up for having conservative political opinions about freedom of speech. For example, at UC Davis, where the protestors effectively shut down Milo's event the night before with their violence , after which the next day one of them demanded of Milo as he was talking to the crowd gathered outside to hear him speak (see video at 4:01 ): "Where's my platform? Where is everyone else's platform?" Milo admonished him: "You had it last night, brother," but of course the young man was not satisfied. He thought that it was Milo's fault that nobody wanted to listen to him. Trigglypuff at UMass Amherst had the same complaint, if imperfectly expressed (see video at 1:26 ): "But this is free speech! If you're so concerned about free speech..."--meaning presumably hers, as she clearly wa
Dear Fencing Bear,
ReplyDeleteI read this post yesterday, and the result was that I dreamed about the Baby Dragon last night :)
I was walking her on the street and in the park, but she was pulling so hard on her leash I had a hard time holding it. I do not know if there is any Freudian material in there!
Oh, definitely! The Baby Dragon is also having to practice sitting with strong emotion, in her case, the desire to chase after every rabbit and squirrel that she sees in the park. I am working on teaching her not to "bate" even as I practice taming my own falcon-heart.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Joy, your brother Chance. PS: Looking Good
ReplyDeleteHi, Chance! Happy Birthday to you, too! I got an Angry Birds Pig. What did you get?
ReplyDelete--Dragon Baby, a.k.a. Joy
Hi Dragon Baby, I got a new Bully Stick chew that I devoured immediately!
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