There are a lot of nut-jobs out there.
Some folk are absolutely sure that the earth is flat, others believe that there's a sinister link between 5G communications technology and COVID.
There are also those who are racists, homophobes and express other irrational fears or discriminatory opinions that have little or no basis in fact.
I don't agree with any of these idiots -- but I do believe they have a right to speak their minds and voice their opinions and that this right ought not be removed from them simply beause their beliefs are not concordant with the mainstream.
Sadly... it seems we're increasingly living in a world where "free speech" is an illusion. More and more we're seeing people cancelled for simply voicing their opinions -- and that is dangerous, very ,very dangerous.
If we try to silence those with whom we do not agree then we lose *all* freedoms.
Here's the latest example of a worrying trend:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/443 ... s-revealed
Why should *anyone* be fired or suspended from their job as a result of their own personal beliefs or opinions when those beliefs and opinions are totally unrelated to their work?
Sadly, I fear we're living the ultimate hypocrisy these days: dealing with alleged discrimination by discriminating against those who we do not agree with.
The world has become a tragically warped place. Privacy, free speech and other rights are now being dismantled at a pace that normally only seen in times of war or military coup. By the time the great unwashed realise what they've given away it will be too late.