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JFK made a speech before the American Newspaper Publishers Association in 1961. His discussion of the dangers of stifling transparency - often in the name of pu
by dmerfield 14y ago
JFK made a speech before the American Newspaper Publishers Association in 1961. His discussion of the dangers of stifling transparency - often in the name of public safety - seems as important today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhZk8ronces http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhZk8ronces
- ojiikun 14y agoObama himself gave a speech before the UN just yesterday extolling the virtues of free speech: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-obamas-2012-address-to-un-general-assembly-full-text/2012/09/25/70bc1fce-071d-11e2-afff-d6c7f20a83bf_print.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-obamas-2012...
- tedunangst 14y agoThe right to free speech does not imply the right to force people to speak.
- TheGateKeeper 14y agoFor people, yes. For government, it should be mandatory. The government's military? Sometimes.
- tedunangst 14y agoI partially (mostly?) agree, but for Obama to promote free speech while at the same time claiming the government has the right to remain silent is not some grand hypocrisy.
- 001sky 14y agorelevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra Edit: This just goes to show what you say != what you do
- lifeisstillgood 14y agoThe phrase that comes to mind is Noblesse oblige I am probably looking with rose tinted spectacles, but post WWII there seemed to be a ruling class who tried to live up to noble words. These days the ruling class see gutter fighting as an acceptable response, lining your pockets with contracts as due payment and constitutions as inconvenice not guidance. If you are a 600-pound gorilla, sticking to the queensbury rules is not likely to affect the outcome. But it will affect how trusted you are the next fight you get into.