Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official.
Theodore RooseveltTag: civic-duty patriotism dissent protest patriots
Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force of the group's normative power to shape the opinions of the followers who conform without thinking things through, they are often taken at face value. The persistent minority forces the others to process the relevant information more mindfully. Research shows that the deciscions of a group as a whole are more thoughtful and creative when there is minority dissent than when it is absent.
Philip G. ZimbardoTag: power dissent conformity obedience decision-making social-dynamics
When...did it become irrational to dislike religion, any religion, even to dislike it vehemently? When did reason get redescribed as unreason? When were the fairy stories of the superstitious placed above criticism, beyond satire? A religion was not a race. It was an idea, and ideas stood (or fell) because they were strong enough (or too weak) to withstand criticism, not because they were shielded from it. Strong ideas welcomed dissent.
Salman RushdieTag: reason religion dissent satire criticism rationality
Not long ago, having expressed some disagreements in print with an old comrade of long standing, I was sent a response that he had published in an obscure newspaper. This riposte referred to my opinions as ‘racist.’ I would obviously scorn to deny such an allegation on my own behalf. I would, rather, prefer to repudiate it on behalf of my former friend. He had known me for many years and cooperated with me on numerous projects, and I am quite confident that he would never have as a collaborator anyone he suspected of racial prejudice. But it does remind me, and not for the first time, that quarrels on the left have a tendency to become miniature treason trials, replete with all kinds of denunciation. There's a general tendency—not by any means confined to radicals but in some way specially associated with them—to believe that once the lowest motive for a dissenting position has been found, it must in some way be the real one.
Christopher HitchensTag: friendship dissent racism treason leftism edward-said race-card political-radicalism
He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.
Glenn GreenwaldTag: politics democracy dissent criticism barack-obama
When journalists are 'accused' of being 'advocates', that means: challenging and deviating from DC orthodoxies.
Glenn GreenwaldTag: politics dissent journalism washington-dc 2012 twitter david-petraeus michael-hastings petraeus-scandal
They're called 'facts', and my role is to amplify those, not cheerlead. And I don't care at all what you think of my motives.
Glenn GreenwaldTag: politics principle dissent facts journalism 2012 twitter
It's common to go from 'crashing the gate' to guarding it.
Glenn GreenwaldTag: politics liberalism united-states dissent loyalty barack-obama 2012 twitter
Let your dissent fuel you, your anger inspire you, your rage convey you, and your fury strike a chilling fear onto the spines of your enemies.
Evan MeekinsTag: rage hate fantasy dissent fiction anger young-adult fury young-adult-fiction fantasy-fiction young-adult-fantasy
That there must be heresies is true, not onely in our Church, but also in any other; even in Doctrines hereticall there will be super-heresies, and Arians not onely divided from their Church, but also among themselves: for heads that are disposed unto Schisme...are naturally indisposed for a community, nor will ever be confined unto the order or oeconomy of one body; and therefore when they separate from others they knit but loosely among themselves; nor contented with a general breach or dichotomie with their Church, do subdivide and mince themselves almost into Atomes.
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