» Migisi - One more thing (free speech)
In response to One more thing (free speech) posted by paper_turtle:
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She said listening to shock jocks is like ingesting poison, little by little. You might not notice the effects at first, but eventually you become ill from the effects of the poison.
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I wonder if we're really exposed 'little by little'. I think we receive daily mega doses through the media and casual conversation (if we aren't discerning). And I wonder... have we (society) built up a tolerance to it? Worse yet, have we developed a dependency on it?
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She said the person giving out the poison doesn't realize he is also poisoning himself.
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Even if he does realize it, in his arrogance, he thinks he's superhuman and immune to it.
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I couldn't help but see the obvious truth in this wisdom:
"He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn." Psalm 64:8
-- posted by Migisi
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