ASPartOfMe wrote:
Would a representative have been censured if something like that was said 30 years ago? Universally condemned, yes. Formally censored I doubt it.
What makes you think that? I could certainly see someone being censured for saying something, say, supportive of the Taliban in the post 9/11 era, or for praising South Africa in the 80s.
ASPartOfMe wrote:
What has changed? Situations like those you described above have made it more acceptable to try and silence all levels of offensive speech perceived or otherwise.
Again, I'd be agreeing with you if this was some nobody who was being punished for a bad opinion, or an old one that wasn't controversial at the time, but an elected official speaking in her official capacity is a different kettle of fish, particularly when we're not just talking the slogan but also refusing to back down from the debunked hospital bombing story.
I would agree with post 9/11 not so much the 80s. That is why I said 30 years ago not 20 years ago. Then and still somewhat today a lot had to do how much the elected official got along with peers.
09 Nov 2023, 9:42 pm
