[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: One reporter reacts to JKR's revelations

[random832 at fastmail.us]

> colebiancardi:
> 
> In the US, it under how we define freedom and rights: "Your rights end
> where mine begin". So, if your view of defending the truth or sound
> moral judgement is trampling on my rights,
> then it is bigotry and prejudice.

And no matter how poisonous one's beliefs might be, if the manner in
which they are expressed does not harm anyone, their exercise of their
right to free speech is far from that limit. There is no right against
being offended, at all.

Honestly, even the concept is flawed - when two people's beliefs - or
actions, are in contradiction of each other, saying "your rights end
where mine begin" isn't enough - because, a bigot could just as easily
say that _YOUR_ right to, for example, have a non-straight orientation,
ends where _HIS_ claimed "right" to not have to see or hear about it
begins. If there is an objective definition of who has what rights, this
is not it.

A view cannot trample on rights, only an action can do that. Now, that
doesn't mean that views cannot be considered bigotry/prejudice, either,
in any case - just the whole idea that it's trampling on your rights, or
that they don't have a right to hold those beliefs, is false.

--Random832
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Random832