Comments on: My Three Rules on Race, Religion, Politics, Sex and Bigotry http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/ new media strategies and other marketing gems Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:14:21 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: E.T.Cook http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-40644 E.T.Cook Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:05:51 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/#comment-40644 Thank you for your respectful response Mr. Karr. I have responded in kind to your comment. Thank you for your respectful response Mr. Karr. I have responded in kind to your comment.

]]> By: Douglas Karr http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-40643 Douglas Karr Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:02:14 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/#comment-40643 I'd urge all the readers to follow the <a href="http://www.atsbs.com/2007/04/whatever_helps_.html" rel="nofollow">link to E.T. Cook's post</a> to read my response. It's a topic worthy of discussion, that's for sure. This is the kind of subject that everyone likes to avoid nowadays. Keeping quiet is hurting us - we need to discuss it more. I’d urge all the readers to follow the link to E.T. Cook’s post to read my response. It’s a topic worthy of discussion, that’s for sure. This is the kind of subject that everyone likes to avoid nowadays.

Keeping quiet is hurting us – we need to discuss it more.

]]> By: E.T.Cook http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-40639 E.T.Cook Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:08:48 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/#comment-40639 How very idealistic of you Mr. Karr. I say you stick to what you are good at. These are the type of rudimentary "Kumbaya" archaisms that I take issue with, and what I attribute much of our societal issues on. <a href="http://www.atsbs.com/2007/04/whatever_helps_.html" rel="nofollow">Open letter to Mr. Karr</a> How very idealistic of you Mr. Karr. I say you stick to what you are good at. These are the type of rudimentary “Kumbaya” archaisms that I take issue with, and what I attribute much of our societal issues on.

Open letter to Mr. Karr

]]> By: Ain't That Some Bull***t - du jour edition http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-40638 Ain't That Some Bull***t - du jour edition Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:56:06 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/#comment-40638 <strong>Whatever helps you sleep at night - a letter to Mr. Karr...</strong> Today, as I was doing my usual bit of time-wasting while perusing my feeds, I came across an interesting post by Douglas Karr. Interesting not so much in its content, but the forum in which it was chosen to be... Whatever helps you sleep at night – a letter to Mr. Karr…

Today, as I was doing my usual bit of time-wasting while perusing my feeds, I came across an interesting post by Douglas Karr. Interesting not so much in its content, but the forum in which it was chosen to be…

]]> By: Chipping the web - up to their ashes in trouble -- Chip’s Quips http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-40577 Chipping the web - up to their ashes in trouble -- Chip’s Quips Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:45:38 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/#comment-40577 [...] personal code of tolerance.  Country music is a stretch for me, [...] [...] personal code of tolerance.  Country music is a stretch for me, [...]

]]> By: Thor Schrock http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-40566 Thor Schrock Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:45:36 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/#comment-40566 A lot of people following the Imus situation are waving the flag of Free Speech, saying that his firing was un-American. I think too often we forget that Imus' speech was protected. He is not having his limbs removed, or sitting in a jail cell because of what he said. That is all the constitution provides. There is a difference between protected speech and the consequences of saying unpopular things using protected speech. No one has to employ Imus if they don't want to. No one needs to talk to him, listen to him, or anything else. He is paying the consequences (fair or not) for the remarks he made using his protected speech. A lot of people following the Imus situation are waving the flag of Free Speech, saying that his firing was un-American.

I think too often we forget that Imus’ speech was protected. He is not having his limbs removed, or sitting in a jail cell because of what he said. That is all the constitution provides.

There is a difference between protected speech and the consequences of saying unpopular things using protected speech.

No one has to employ Imus if they don’t want to. No one needs to talk to him, listen to him, or anything else. He is paying the consequences (fair or not) for the remarks he made using his protected speech.

]]> By: JD http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-40562 JD Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:14:48 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/#comment-40562 We should celebrate our differences. There is so much we have to offer each other. Travel is one of the most eye opening things to do. As an American, I was shocked when I traveled to different countries and found that much of the world is developed. We have an attitude that the USA is the one and only,but there is so much more to see. It is the same with food and Race. There is a lot of good. I enjoy talking to racists and getting to know them. I engage people whom I have little in common. Respectful debate is good, hate is not. Nice job Doug We should celebrate our differences. There is so much we have to offer each other. Travel is one of the most eye opening things to do. As an American, I was shocked when I traveled to different countries and found that much of the world is developed. We have an attitude that the USA is the one and only,but there is so much more to see. It is the same with food and Race. There is a lot of good. I enjoy talking to racists and getting to know them. I engage people whom I have little in common. Respectful debate is good, hate is not. Nice job Doug

]]> By: Wes Bos http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-40559 Wes Bos Sat, 14 Apr 2007 21:50:13 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/2007/04/14/my-three-rules/#comment-40559 Your first point is something that I wish everyone could understand. The best way of getting an understanding of a group of people, a religion, or anything different than yourself is keeping an open mind, respecting their beliefs and not forcing your methods upon them. Great post. Your first point is something that I wish everyone could understand. The best way of getting an understanding of a group of people, a religion, or anything different than yourself is keeping an open mind, respecting their beliefs and not forcing your methods upon them. Great post.

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