Living In Hope
Member
- Location
- Petersfield
- Country
- England
Sorry to bring it back to seriousness after Teddy Eagle's brilliant video.
Full support to Marc Guehi from me. The point is that in a free society it is totally wrong to force / pressure people to demonstrate allegiance to any particular belief system. In a free society the key is tolerance, not agreement. It is extremely important that we accept others' freedom to live their lives as they wish, to love who they want to, to dress how they wish to, but it is not a requirement for us to approve, let alone effectively be forced to show our approval and support.
For my own part I am very supportive of gay rights and attended a Pride event this year, and I object to racism. But I also object to footballers being required to wear rainbow armbands and to take the knee - these things seem to me to be the thin end of the wedge towards a tyrannical society where dissent (aka freedom of thought and expression) is banned, and where you can only have a proper life if you adhere to the approved belief system.
Full support to Marc Guehi from me. The point is that in a free society it is totally wrong to force / pressure people to demonstrate allegiance to any particular belief system. In a free society the key is tolerance, not agreement. It is extremely important that we accept others' freedom to live their lives as they wish, to love who they want to, to dress how they wish to, but it is not a requirement for us to approve, let alone effectively be forced to show our approval and support.
For my own part I am very supportive of gay rights and attended a Pride event this year, and I object to racism. But I also object to footballers being required to wear rainbow armbands and to take the knee - these things seem to me to be the thin end of the wedge towards a tyrannical society where dissent (aka freedom of thought and expression) is banned, and where you can only have a proper life if you adhere to the approved belief system.