The importance of the Freedom of Speech

This cannot be stressed enough!

Fear of censure – legal or social – leads to self-censorship, which is just a fancy word for intellectual dishonesty (perhaps of necessity, but none-the-less)…

And intellectual dishonesty (for whatever reasons) in a society is deadly!!!

 

Thoughts on the Baglow vs Free Dominion ongoing lawsuit

This is something I have been covering for a while – and I am sad to say that I seem to be the lone person giving it attention over time (though others do drop in every now and then).

This is bad because I know I am a poor observer of the human condition, being an Aspie and all!  And this case will determine the life or death of the Canadian political blogosphere!!!

I know I ought to be writing up yesterday and today’s proceedings, but, I am  so very, very tired.  It may not seem like a lot, but, the strain of sitting up all day, several days in a row, is more than my broken body can comfortably handle – and with this weariness, I don’t think I could give do the write-up justice.

Plus I need to be very careful what I write.

Though Mr. Burnet and Dr. Baglow have assured me of their good will and that the complaint about some words (which I admit, I took seriously – given this is a defamation lawsuit and all, so I took them down right away to show good will) was just a joke and I was more nervous than I had need to be.  That is good to know, but, like I said, as an Aspie, I really have a hard time understanding where ‘the line’ lies that ought not be crossed….I would not have thought that the impugned words would have warranted this, either – but obviously, other people think they do, or we would not be here today…

When Mr. Burnet was reassuring me I was OK with what I wrote, I could not help but notice the elegant ring on the ring finger of his left hand.  Masculine, and elegant.  A gold band which encircled some sort of a black stone or center.  Very nice.  On the ring finger of his right hand, he wore a simple golden band.

I am sorry – I know I am rambling.

Which is precisely why I am not writing things up today…

But, I do promise you that I have copious notes to aid my memory and when I am in a more serene state of mind, I will write it all up!