The Court Jester

This is the second of a three related posts. The first was #1 There is No Right to Offend. No-one has the right not to be offended, but any restraint on the freedom to offend is a matter of cultural tolerance and moral motivation, and categorically not any objectively-defined “right” with statutory limitation to giving offense. There … Continue reading “The Court Jester”

“All You Need Is Love” – a profoundly religious statement of faith in humanity @bhahumanists

Interestingly, one of the BHA’s “Thought for the Commute” posters is Peter Tatchell saying: “The Beatles were right, All you need is love.” I couldn’t agree more. One of my long-running threads here on Psybertron goes by the tag #whatsofunnybout (peace, love and understanding). It’s at root behind my three rules of dialogue – (Respect, … Continue reading ““All You Need Is Love” – a profoundly religious statement of faith in humanity @bhahumanists”

Well Said

Hat tip to David Gurteen for the link. [Post Note Update April 2015 see Charlie Hebdo, see Hebdo Twist, see Freedom Regained.] Been thinking about people like Ricky Gervais and Frankie Boyle, and “rights” concerning insult and offence generally. If you are the court jester and your audience recognizes you as such, then being offensive … Continue reading “Well Said”