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Originally posted by TRUBLUBU2
but i read this and was moved to respond....
why are we persecuting tau alumna for her viewpoints/opinions? 
i thought that was one of the much touted benefits of western society: we're supposed to all be so free, and open minded and modern, that people could hold original, varying beliefs (AND NOT JUST PARROT THE MINDSET THAT'S CURRENTLY IN VOGUE), state their opinions, and rest assured that they won't get brow-beaten or ridiculed...hmmm--what happened here?
tau alumna, i may not agree with your beliefs, but i respect your right to voice your opinion, because that is how you feel--and i also respect you for having the GUMPTION and COURAGE to express it.
if this is how you feel, so be it--it doesn't bother me in the least--i'm still the same person i was when i read it...
i have my views as well, and i would expect you to extend the same respect for mine...at least that is what my idea of "free speech" is all about.
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I think it's fine for her to express the opinion that she'd like to move to another country in order to get away from the politics of the one she's in, although I personally doubt she means it. However, I think what most people were objecting to was the correlation of liberal with "having no values," which is both incorrect and verging on an attack.
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