jonetsu <jonetsu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Sun, 05 Aug 2018 05:59:37 +0200 > David Kastrup <dak@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiuv5hzj5i4> > >> >> Everybody attributes to silence what he wants to hear. Not taking >> >> a stand is not a virtue even though it may save trouble, at least >> >> temporarily. > >> > While this is off topic ... Schwarzfahrer ... And so, Fatima Merkel >> > has taken a stand ? > >> Shrug. Sometimes an off-topic discussion can make people relate more >> to others on a medium that is lacking physical presence so it's a >> judgment call of whether or not continuing it is a good or a bad >> thing. You make it easy to make that call. > > Absolutely. You posted a cheap, stereotypical video that's solely made > to exploit a certain narrow range of emotions where truly humane > feelings have no place and are even debased. Shrug. The point was that silence tends to be interpreted as enticement, so speaking up when you consider something just wrong makes sense. "To Kill a Mockingbird" might have been a better example but I'll be dead before I'll be able to link to book or movie because it made its point well enough that copyright will keep it out of unpaywalled culture for another century if not longer. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
