A blog refers to a online diary. If it is classified under this category, then I don't see why there should be a restriction on the things that bloggers write in their blogs.
When we were young, we were always told not to do this, not to touch that and others because of the consequences that will follow. We follow rules because of the fear of punishment.
As we grow older and wiser, we avoid doing things that are not right because we know they are wrong, and not because we fear of being punished.
In today's society, we are told to speak out. In Universities, we are taught to be expressive and vocal. We are being told that this school of thought will teach us to be more proactive and creative. In Primary school, teachers are told to hold more discussions with their kids as we move towards a more "discussion-orientated", "2-way communications, less "spoon-feed" system.
Have we succeeded in making people more vocal and creative?
Yes- to a certain percentage. Kids are becoming bolder in challenging their teachers' comments. Tertiary students are more becoming more innovative with their works.
No- because once you are out of the education system, you have to hold yourself responsible for what you say and one wrong move can send you into deep shit! That's why in seminars and public discussion, people will only say 2 words, i.e NO COMMENT! In public discussion, we need people to tell us what we can say and what we can't. We are always told to be sensitive towards our neighbours. Yes, we can be sensitive verbally, but are our thoughts really in line with those "politically right-sensitive" remarks? There will always be instances whereby one group is not accepting toward most out there and the majority has to be doubly sensitve, gracious and accepting toward that single group. Isn't that a fact? And this is so common in multi-racial regions. When a fact is spoken, we risk being persecuted!
I say, for all the remarks that people made without the concern for that big word "SENSITIVITY", the society is definitely experiencing the costs that openess and expressivesness in the educational system has brought about. Bear the costs, but stop asking those poor chaps (who must have been very obedient in school to have followed the "outspoken" system and brought that along with them even when they left school!) to bear it in court!
YNWA @ 12:13 AM
