Andrea Muhrrteyn
Why We Are White Refugees
 Keep SA's Media Free, where you are banned from expressing support for Constitutional or Voltarian principles of Freedom of Speech. Only mobjustice freedom of speech allowed! |
Read more »“If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought – not free thought for those who agree with us, but freedom of thought for that we hate.”
– Dissenting Opinion of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in United States v. Schwimmer, 279 U.S. 644 (1929).
“...freedom of expression is an essential process for advancing knowledge and discovering truth. An individual who seeks knowledge and truth must hear all sides of the question, consider all alternatives, test his judgment by exposing it to opposition, and make full use of different minds. Discussion must be kept open no matter how certainly true an accepted opinion may seem to be; many of the most widely acknowledged truths have turned out to be erroneous. Conversely, the same principles applies no matter how false or pernicious the new opinion appears to be; for the unaccepted opinion may be true or partially true and, even if wholly false, its presentation and open discussion compel a re-thinking and re-testing of the accepted opinion. The reasons which make open discussion essential for an intelligent individual judgment likewise make it imperative for rational social judgment.”
T Emerson, The System of Freedom of Expression at 6-7 (1970)
When I was a waitress, I provided every single customer of any race, religion or idelogical political point of view with the same best professional service I was capable of. Imagine a waitress who refuses to serve you a pizza, steak, or beer, because she does not belong to the same political party, or share the same political or religious ideology?
Why is it that all professions are required to uphold this standard of professionalism, EXCEPT FOR SA MEDIA EDITORS AND JOURNALISTS?
It is my understanding that if I had provided those whom share my ideological, cultural or religious beliefs with a higher standard of service, and a lower standard of service to those whom I disagreed with, or whose views I found offensive, I would have been guilty of discrimination.
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