06-04-2024, 05:41 PM
(06-04-2024, 08:54 AM)Karl12 Wrote: Well this is an old ATS thread but allow me to revive it.
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Seems 'being offended' is quite a popular pastime for a certain section of society these days and don't know if anyone agrees with George but thought there were some very valid points being made in the vid below by folks like Hitchens, Fry, Dawkins etc.
Got to love Hitchens when he refers to political correctness as 'sinister piffle' lol.
[Video: https://youtu.be/78OevDyH7-Y]
Also some thoughtful quotes here and reckon the best one I've heard is that 'being offended is the collateral damage of free speech' (Ricky Gervais).
Don't know whether it's all some insidious plot to oppress intellectual discourse but there does seem to be an awful lot of hysterical censorship going on.
Would be interested in any opinions out there (offended or otherwise).
George Carlin was a legend and whenever I wanted to criticise political correctness my mind was always going to him and Christopher Hitchens.
