We live in times where some people appear to be trying to ringfence certain subjects so that they cannot be discussed properly or subjected to reasoned arguments. This is a characteristic attribute of intolerance
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I want you to call me Loretta!
Recently, John Cleese was asked to cut the Stan/ Loretta sketch from the proposed stage version of the movie on the grounds that some people found it offensive; he has stated that the sketch will remain
All Lives Matter and the House on Fire Analogy
I recently read a post on social media that was offered as an abuttal to the ‘All Lives Matter’ statement. It used the house on fire analogy, which is basically this: in a street of many houses one house is on fire. All the houses matter but only the one on fire matters right now. … Continue reading All Lives Matter and the House on Fire Analogy
Peter C Whitaker 