@Seaofclouds I just choice not to always say what is on my mind at any given moment if I know it will hurt the person I say it to. That in part validates what I believe, that if you hold back saying what you want because someone will take offence to it is like saying you have the freedom to ride your bike in San Francisco but choose not to because drivers of vehicles will get annoyed or put off because they have to stop for you or make space instead of just speeding on their way. Self-censoring is not much better than having someone tell you “you can’t say that”.
@augustlan I say whatever I want. I don’t intend to purposely hurt anyone else, ever, but I’m not at all worried about opposing points of view. As many believe they do, but still they don’t or can’t say whatever because someone always take offence. Tea Partiers say a lot of things about illegals, Muslim ties to terrorist, etc and they get blasted for it. How many politicians lost their position because of what came out of their mouth? The press got hold of it and people labeled them this or that and people who might have been allies distance themselves from that person in order not to be tainted.
@jaytkay You can say what you want. There is no penalty. There is always a penalty maybe just not an official penalty. I can state what I believe is a fact or logical conclusion and someone will be offended; maybe many. If I say it on the job the penalty might be I get fired. If I