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Update from the house of Plague (Day Fnarg Year 3) 9th of February
I do my best to read my flist and keep meaning to comment because you all write interesting things that I want to talk about, so I have a ton of tabs open... Whether I ever managed to actually get to them is another story. But my intentions are good. ;)
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Covid: Self-isolation law could be scrapped in England this month
Today's numbers:
People tested positive - 68,214
Deaths - 276
*hands*
I think our Prime Minister is aiming for his own 'Do What You Feel Like' festival...
ETA: COVID-19: Removing self-isolation in February 'goes against fundamental principles of public health', scientists warn
And it's not that I want to live in, say, China - I'm quite happy with Free Speech* and all the rest - but it'd be nice to feel like those in charge weren't actively trying to kill people. :(
*Speaking of free speech, I don't really want to wade into the whole Jimmy Carr nightmare. I will merely link to two things. Here is Stewart Lee talking about political correctness, the gist being that if your joke comes across as if you agree with the bigots you might want to rethink what you say/how you say it:
And then this, which is utterly harrowing:
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Finally, another new singer - well, new to me. He is Chinese and his name is Hua Chenyu and every song is a new surprise and delight. He is impossible to pin down genre or style wise, but this seemed the perfect song for this post.
So today I will point you towards this song, which unfortunately I couldn't find on youtube (well, not live/good quality), so instead I shall link to facebook:
《You Have to Believe This Is Not the Last Day》
The performance is from the Singer competition (2020). He created this song to encourage people in Wuhan to fight against covid-19 and sang it on February 21, 2020.
Wuhan is his hometown. ♥
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Covid: Self-isolation law could be scrapped in England this month
Today's numbers:
People tested positive - 68,214
Deaths - 276
*hands*
I think our Prime Minister is aiming for his own 'Do What You Feel Like' festival...
ETA: COVID-19: Removing self-isolation in February 'goes against fundamental principles of public health', scientists warn
And it's not that I want to live in, say, China - I'm quite happy with Free Speech* and all the rest - but it'd be nice to feel like those in charge weren't actively trying to kill people. :(
*Speaking of free speech, I don't really want to wade into the whole Jimmy Carr nightmare. I will merely link to two things. Here is Stewart Lee talking about political correctness, the gist being that if your joke comes across as if you agree with the bigots you might want to rethink what you say/how you say it:
And then this, which is utterly harrowing:
Instead of watching that #JimmyCarr video, read our colleague Szymon's interview with his grandmother Sabina, a #Roma survivor of the #Holocaust
— Protection Approaches (@IBVprev) February 4, 2022
We stand with #Roma #Sinti & #Traveller communities against this forgotten and ongoing discrimination▶️https://t.co/FnEVGLTY36 pic.twitter.com/JGb2AEYtTK
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Finally, another new singer - well, new to me. He is Chinese and his name is Hua Chenyu and every song is a new surprise and delight. He is impossible to pin down genre or style wise, but this seemed the perfect song for this post.
So today I will point you towards this song, which unfortunately I couldn't find on youtube (well, not live/good quality), so instead I shall link to facebook:
《You Have to Believe This Is Not the Last Day》
The performance is from the Singer competition (2020). He created this song to encourage people in Wuhan to fight against covid-19 and sang it on February 21, 2020.
Wuhan is his hometown. ♥
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As hubby and I say, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. You can say what you like, but the person who hears it has the right to react (as long as it is not physical or some such) and if you don't like their reaction, well...it's on you. But there are other addendums. One should not use speech to incite violence. If you do and someone gets hurt or killed because of your rhetoric, you could be liable for that incident. If you go to jail, you cannot yell about that. Thus, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from the consequences of your speech.
I'll stop soapboxing now, lol!!
*HUGS*
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And he is very good at it. Not sure if you're familiar with him, but he's amazing. Very individual style, very self-reflective, but pretty much a genius.
Thus, freedom of speech does not mean freedom from the consequences of your speech.
All of this! And you're welcome to bring your soapbox any time! <3