Reply #87: a couple of good examples [View All]

Just today, I saw quotes from George Carlin and Michael Moore attacked these suppressive tactics.

"Michael Moore is a phony and we should ignored him when he criticizes capitalism, because he makes a lot of money."

"George Carlin was just nut case, so we should ignore his comments about capitalism."

No one is directly retraining wither of them from speaking, of course. Instead, the tactic is to poison the well, disrupt people's ability to fairly consider the opinions that the disrupter objects to. It could be argued that this is the greatest threat to dissent and freedom of speech, because it is so covert and dishonest and difficult to combat, and because it is so effective.