--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Gimbel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess the right of free speech is lost in stages;
A harvard president is force to resign after asking if innate differences between men and women might be one reason fewer women succeed in science and math careers. "The government has, in essence, eliminated most free speech protection in the workplace. Free speech, which is an economic good to academics through which they make their living, has fared somewhat better in the educational world. But political correctness (and multiculturalism) threatens free speech in both the academic sphere and the non-academic workplace and ultimately the very foundation of North American society. " "the Netherlands would become the first European country to ban the wearing of the burka in public situations, although there are already some local bans. Last year several Belgian towns, including Antwerp and Ghent, banned the wearing of the burka in public, and recently started issuing £100 spot fines for breaking the municipal ordinance. Several towns in Italy, including Como, have invoked legislation introduced by Mussolini that bans hiding one's face in public to impose fines on burka-wearers. France and several regions of Germany have followed Turkey and Tunisia in banning the wearing of the hijab, which leaves the face visible, in public buildings, most controversially in schools." "On some campuses seeking higher standards of human accomplishments is no longer valued as highly as politically correct thinking. Academic freedom through free speech is accompanied by high social costs on campuses where truth is viewed as nothing more than different perspectives being offered by different groups in order to promote their own interests. Education-imposed biases restrict students' thinking when curricula are developed to be nonsexist, peace-centered, anti-biased, and politically correct. " "some in the gay and lesbian community tried to get "Dr. Laura" off television because of her views of same-sex relationships; civil rights groups have challenged books like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for it's use of the word "nigger," which they consider inflammatory; Jewish groups have opposed as "anti-semitic" an exhibit by a Palestinian artist, Islamic groups have protested certain references to Arab Americans, and Catholic groups have tried to deny government support for theater and art exhibits that they claim contain "anti-Catholic" views." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
