2 posts tagged “dialog”

First, read this article...

I may have complained about this in the past, but it reminded me again of my third year in law school, when I wanted to join the Federalist Society... and they had zero events for the entire year. Why?

Well, the scuttlebutt was that the students in charge "just wanted to get through their last year of law school". Maybe they were easily intimidated. Maybe it was that we were attending what someone referred to as "the most liberal law school in the country".  I don't know.  But it's something I still think about.  When people with legitimate differences are scared or shamed into silence, what is that if not... fascism?

Today, an online acquaintance of mine made a regrettable faux pas in a twitter post.  No, I'm not saying who or what.  But the reaction to it was, I think, enlightening.  It was an immediate "Oh, CRAP! I totally didn't mean it that way!"  In fact, the response was so over the top, that I couldn't help but laugh to myself over it. For a full minute.

First, let's just get this out of the way: I think we can all agree that I have a sick sense of humor.

But the question now comes to mind - how PC are we as a culture? Has the mere mention of certain things becomes such anathema that even to inadvertently mention them in something as innocuous as a twitter post becomes cause for immediate over the top apologies?  In my own mind, that's tantamount to a restriction on speech.  The only consolation is that at this point, it's voluntary. 

The downside is the thought that this person does not believe that his online acquaintances are particularly tolerant.
Or forgiving. Which is a little disconcerting.