Certain lessons never seem to get learned!
I refer mainly to what a lot of people nowadays term as opinions but are actual put downs!
Removing oneself a step from the insult does not make it more palpable to the person on the receiving end.
I would like more attention to be paid to the spoken/uttered word as we as people seem to be very free with verbals - hurtful verbals then use the cover of freedom of speech/free country and other such umbrella terms/phrases.
The missing link in this freedom is the responsibility that comes with it. To quote a phrase 'as long as it does not cause harm to others' - Levisons inquiry into press regulatory processes is a recent example of games at national level. I'm more interested at ground level and if we actually influence the press or vice versa!
First posted on 4th April 2013.
