The world has lost an amazing individual today. For those of you who don't know Robert Novak I am going to publish several posts to his biography below. While his life is gone, the contributions he made can not ever be forgotten nor can his follies including the outing of a CIA agent in the field.
Wikipedia's brief biography on Robert Novak
Answer.com's biograghy
Chicago Sun Times, one of his syndication, biographies of the man.
His contributions were great, and while I might not agree with all of his positions he wasn't afraid to make his views clear.
There's a lesson to be learned in this, stay true to your beliefs
Showing posts with label freedom of expression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freedom of expression. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
bumper sticker
I read a great bumper sticker yesterday while driving home from the Chicago Air and Water show. To paraphrase it:
"Liberty is having the ability to express unpopular views while being safe doing so."
The exact words or language used not be right but the point is clear. What we have in America is the amazing ability to say what we want about any topic imaginable without fear of a government official taking us away in the middle of the night. In many parts of the world this just isn't the case. Look at Burma, China, and even Russia for examples of this.
Even Iran, which with its many faults has generally had a freedom to express opinions, has cracked down on protesters over the recent elections. So don't take this freedom for granted use it and express yourself. March in a demonstration you feel passionate about, write your Congressman, start a petition, and get others motivated about something.
Empathy is not only dangerous in the fact that you blindly follow what others lay out, but it is also the basis for reducing your rights and stripping from the public the ability to voice dissent.
"Liberty is having the ability to express unpopular views while being safe doing so."
The exact words or language used not be right but the point is clear. What we have in America is the amazing ability to say what we want about any topic imaginable without fear of a government official taking us away in the middle of the night. In many parts of the world this just isn't the case. Look at Burma, China, and even Russia for examples of this.
Even Iran, which with its many faults has generally had a freedom to express opinions, has cracked down on protesters over the recent elections. So don't take this freedom for granted use it and express yourself. March in a demonstration you feel passionate about, write your Congressman, start a petition, and get others motivated about something.
Empathy is not only dangerous in the fact that you blindly follow what others lay out, but it is also the basis for reducing your rights and stripping from the public the ability to voice dissent.
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