Reflections on l'affaire Clanchy
Free speech is an apolitical issue. I have been warning my friends on the left that will be coming for them in due course.
They still see a line in the sand....the winds of reality blew mine away a long time ago.
The Clanchy story has all the elements that go into a classic purity spiral, where groups become so "tight" they start to resemble a cult.
Christopher Hitchens (Hitch) defended Salman all the way. Hitch was a vociferous opponent of censorship - whoever it happened to be. He is sorely missed.
Free speech is an apolitical issue. I have been warning my friends on the left that will be coming for them in due course.
They still see a line in the sand....the winds of reality blew mine away a long time ago.
The Clanchy story has all the elements that go into a classic purity spiral, where groups become so "tight" they start to resemble a cult.
Christopher Hitchens (Hitch) defended Salman all the way. Hitch was a vociferous opponent of censorship - whoever it happened to be. He is sorely missed.