Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : Arelor
From : Jeff
Date : Sun Jan 30 2022 12:34:44

On 30 Jan 2022, Arelor said the following...
 Ar>  > When it comes to violence, yes. Words and boycotts are not violent, tho
 Ar>  > Other people have the same right to speak their minds that you do, and 
 Ar>  > choose where and how to spend their money.
 Ar> Here is the thing,
 Ar> there is a big difference between society allowing something, you having
 Ar> the right to do something, and that something being good.
 Ar> Free speech and the freedom for artistical expression are considered a
 Ar> good thing. That does not mean composing an artistic soundtrack made of
 Ar> farting sounds is a good idea. We may allow it because the alternative
 Ar> is imposing censorship against the arts, which is much, much worse.
 Ar> However, if the onñly way you have of defending your song made of
 Ar> farting sounds is "I have the right to do it, so let me alone" then what
 Ar> I take away is that the whole thing is a very bad idea from the get go.

Defending your song from what? People attempting to "cancel" it? I think this
example may have backfired.

 Ar> So yeah, people may have the right to boicott Nosolorol into
 Ar> nothingness. That does not mean it is a good thing. I also have the
 Ar> right to hammering my feet flat with a sledgehammer, but if I did and
 Ar> attempted to justify it because "It is my right to do so", I would be
 Ar> regarded as a madman.

In this example, the former is a society passing judgment on the business
practices of a company while the latter is a presumably senseless act of
self-mutilation. If Nosolorol decided to close up shop for reasons known only
to itself, then you might be able to make a comparison.

Jeff.

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