I don't know about PDinDetroit but what I get from your posts is that you are all for freedom.... done the way you think is appropriate, where you think it is appropriate, how you think is appropriate, by whom you think is appropriate, all of which should be regulated by the yardstick of whether or not any of that "offends" or "scares" people.
You know... we have the freedom to carry a gun... just not THAT gun, not in THAT way, not in THAT place (library perhaps?), not near THOSE people (think of the children!), not by THAT person, and most certainly not if it will... gasp! commit the awful crime of "offending someone" or "scaring someone".
Is my assessment of your position and the arguments you have offered to support that position correct?
Is it 100% incorrect. I support none of those restrictions.
I don't want to discuss what should be legal. I am wide open in that regard. To get to that freedom, we will have to negotiate the rapids of public opinion. Not every course of action between here and total freedom will be equal. I only want the freedom discuss the relative wisdom of those various courses. Maybe what is being done is the best. Maybe there is a better way. I don't see anyone standing up for the idea that we can talk strategy.
I have not seen, to my satisfaction, that many people understand the difference between discussing what someone should legally be allowed to do and discussing what is the best course of action to promote the cause. If I were to say that you should have total freedom, but it is wisest to express less than your full freedoms in this case or another, I am not binding you to a course of action. I am not taking any of your freedoms. That statement is merely an evaluation of the tactics used.
I'll give you an example. My wife should and does have the freedom to tell me that I am overweight. She does not express that right every time she feels like it. Why? Not because she cannot or even should not. She doesn't do it because it is a less than optimal strategy for building our marriage.
I honestly don't know the best strategy to get from where we are to total freedom. Perhaps the majority here has it all locked down. I think I am wise enough to recognize what I don't know.
I hope this clears up my position. I hope in the future, that discussions of wisdom exclusive of legality can be better accepted here.
