Viva Frei

And my revelation, my deep thought is that, you know, everyone when they're aspiring for power, they love free speech.

It's how you challenge the ideas of those in power.

Once you get into power, people don't like free speech anymore because it's how their power and their voice is challenged.

And it is effectively, you know, a mutatis mutatis of what Mark Twain said, you know, when you find yourself on the side of the majority, take a step back and reflect.

And people should be doing that right now.

And also not burning bridges with everybody who issues the slightest bit of criticism because there is destructive criticism.

There is constructive criticism.

And although destructive criticism basically serves no purpose, if you don't listen to the constructive criticism, things go south.

And then you say, why didn't somebody say anything?

No, but I like it.

I say you could be ad hominem.

You can call someone an asshole or say a dumbass, but you have to also give in the substance in there.

So you can say, dumbass, you put way too much salt on that fish.

And that's fine.

I am not above, you know, I say insulting, calling people names online, but I like to believe that I at least throw in the factual, substantive retort.

So above and beyond the rhetorical dumbass, have you thought about X, Y, and Z?

But no, it is...

It'll change, and the bottom line is people will learn.

You cannot get into a position where you refuse to listen to critical thought or dissenting thought, and the second you start silencing it, well, congratulations, you're no better than the people that were doing it before that we were just railing against in the last.

No, that is not a...