People today get offended far less than people back in the days, though, and the consequences of speaking out of line are significantly less than before.
When the "Silent generation" and "Baby boomers" where growing up, people could lose their jobs, be denied jobs or, in some cases, be imprisoned for mocking (or supposedly mocking) the flag, anthem, religious values or for being homosexual, being a supposed socialist (Charlie Chaplin, anyone?), being an atheist and, my favorite, "indecent behavior" which included women showing a little bit more skin than usual.
A poll done before WW2 asked Americans "Do you believe in freedom of speech?" and something like 92% of people said yes. The second question was: "Do you believe socialists should be able to hold meetings to discuss their political views?" and only 50% of people agreed.
If you were lucky and didn't lose your job or face persecution for doing these things, you'd nonetheless end up being shunned by your local community.
Society today encourages debate and free-thought far more than the past. It might not fit with the agenda of those who like to romanticize the past but, as a glorified dwarf once said, "Facts don't care about your feelings".
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Please dont group south park with family guy ever again please thank you.
MandrakeThePancake on April 19th, 2019 at 13:01 UTC »
People today get offended far less than people back in the days, though, and the consequences of speaking out of line are significantly less than before.
When the "Silent generation" and "Baby boomers" where growing up, people could lose their jobs, be denied jobs or, in some cases, be imprisoned for mocking (or supposedly mocking) the flag, anthem, religious values or for being homosexual, being a supposed socialist (Charlie Chaplin, anyone?), being an atheist and, my favorite, "indecent behavior" which included women showing a little bit more skin than usual.
A poll done before WW2 asked Americans "Do you believe in freedom of speech?" and something like 92% of people said yes. The second question was: "Do you believe socialists should be able to hold meetings to discuss their political views?" and only 50% of people agreed.
If you were lucky and didn't lose your job or face persecution for doing these things, you'd nonetheless end up being shunned by your local community.
Society today encourages debate and free-thought far more than the past. It might not fit with the agenda of those who like to romanticize the past but, as a glorified dwarf once said, "Facts don't care about your feelings".