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Safe spaces disable free speech so you do not upset others. Crocker's rules state you cannot be upset to enable free speech.
by jamesrom 10y ago
Safe spaces disable free speech so you do not upset others.
Crocker's rules state you cannot be upset to enable free speech.
- empath75 10y agoYou didn't actually read it. Only the listener can declare they're operating on Crocker's rules. You can't just unilaterally declare that nobody can be offended by anything you say.
- Pitarou 10y agoI think you're misinterpreting the comment.
- grzm 10y agoIf you think gp is misinterpreting, perhaps attempt to rephrase it so they might better understand?
- schoen 10y ago"Invoking Crocker's rules means choosing to state that you cannot be upset because you want to enable free speech."
- fatbird 10y agoCrocker's rules states that one commits oneself to not being offended. It does not say what one can or cannot do; it's not a rule that binds, it's a disposition one adopts (contrary to how the GP clearly views it).
- icebraining 10y agoI think in the GP's post, "you" = "the listener", not the other member of the conversation.
- jamesrom 10y agoYes, exactly.
- jamesrom 10y agoI did read it. Would it be better if I rephrased it: Crocker's rules state one's self cannot be upset to enable free speech.
- Taek 10y agoSaid more clearly, declaring Crocker's Rules informs everyone else that they need not fear offending you if they wish to share controversial opinions. E.g. an elderly person may declare Crocker's Rules during a discussion on the utility vs. cost of the elderly in society, such that younger people feel comfortable speaking openly against Medicare, etc.