I basically stay off social media sites, although my blog does have links to Facebook and Twitter. In my estimation they have become electronic bathroom walls where, semi-anonymously, people can vent their spleen against anyone they disagree with. The latest example of that behavior is the pillorying of Laura Ingraham, who had the temerity (according to the left) of mocking teen social activist David Hogg.
After pointing out that Hogg had apparently admitted that he had been rejected in his applications to several California universities, Ingraham was attacked by Hogg as a bully. He posted a list of sponsors of her Fox News Channel program, suggesting that people boycott these companies if they didn’t drop their sponsorship. Many of these organizations promptly did. So much for free speech. Continue reading Stay Out of the Kitchen!
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting very tired of being lectured by politicians, billionaires, various and sundry celebrities and now 17 year olds like David Hogg, with all the life experience of a 17 year old, about my right to defend myself and my family by whatever means I feel is appropriate.