The self-censored can blame their self-censoring on others as much as they like, but (the way I see it) by that they forego any right to criticize others for similar self-censoring. Again I note the discrepancy of Vladimir_M being the one that criticized others for not attacking status quo biases.
As for sam, half the times he was ridiculously wrong (e.g. when he claimed that Shakespeare supposedly suffered from less censorship than modern writers do, or that conservatives don’t deliberately manipulate language), and the other half times the quote from Big Lebowski applied: “You’re not wrong, Walter, you’re just an asshole.”
As for sam, half the times he was ridiculously wrong … and the other half times the quote from Big Lebowski applied: “You’re not wrong, Walter, you’re just an asshole.”
The self-censored can blame their self-censoring on others as much as they like, but (the way I see it) by that they forego any right to criticize others for similar self-censoring. Again I note the discrepancy of Vladimir_M being the one that criticized others for not attacking status quo biases.
As for sam, half the times he was ridiculously wrong (e.g. when he claimed that Shakespeare supposedly suffered from less censorship than modern writers do, or that conservatives don’t deliberately manipulate language), and the other half times the quote from Big Lebowski applied: “You’re not wrong, Walter, you’re just an asshole.”
Basically yes.