Look at this article in the Deseret News newspaper, dated Wednesday, September 20, 2017.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865689149/Lois-Collins-Protests-should-build-and-illuminate-not-stifle-others-voices.html Lois Collins talks about the recent protests against having a conservative speaker lecture at a college campus. Many people disagree with his ideas. Yet - on the other hand - there are those who either agree with the ideas, or who want to hear more about them so they can decide for themselves. . The point made in this article is that we live in a society based on the right to free speech. The ideas this speaker has are not violent, and don’t incite violence. We need to be able to allow others to express their ideas, even when their ideas are contrary to our own.
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In our communications class we talk about judgment. Many people say: “Judgment is bad. Don’t do it.” “You have no right to judge.” However, as we discuss judgment in class, we think about the fact that it is important that we DO judge -- some things. We have to be able to judge if someone is going to harm us or not. We need to judge in some way, just so that we can protect ourselves. |