Does last week’s storming of the Capitol, and the societal lines it crossed, mean that we need to revisit the balance between freedom of speech, individual safety and the ability of private companies to self govern?
And in our COURAGE or CRINGE segment:
The House of Representatives’ new inclusive language, Saint Stacey Abrahams? And the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
· Does the new inclusive language adopted by the house of representatives erase or heighten divisions in the country?
· Is it ok to appropriate religious imagery and terminology to score political points?
· Does an award given by the president lose its meaning by virtue of the person occupying the office, or should the dignity of the office transcend the individual?
Deep Dive Links:
https://www.cnet.com/news/google-bans-parler-app-and-apple-could-do-the-same-after-capitol-hill-attack/ (https://www.cnet.com/news/google-bans-parler-app-and-apple-could-do-the-same-after-capitol-hill-attack/)
https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/07/mark-zuckerberg-announces-trump-banned-from-facebook-and-instagram-for-at-least-the-next-two-weeks/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH6D_RrL5X__oqX4aJ34EnC2qok2Tjew_J6GLRuYgAS6bwGD9TTmKCM5wsbEpZ7eYORsAcsT_lzKlHnYt_2QKSwvjWQkdv37R5dKC6b9zZUuj3b29W3RJYWsfmHZBdWt_N4Zky8n4D2KC_qSINe-nF2jxwz7Gadn0zDH-Chi9UIu (https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/07/mark-zuckerberg-announces-trump-banned-from-facebook-and-instagram-for-at-least-the-next-two-weeks/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH6D_RrL5X__oqX4aJ34EnC2qok2Tjew_J6GLRuYgAS6bwGD9TTmKCM5wsbEpZ7eYORsAcsT_lzKlHnYt_2QKSwvjWQkdv37R5dKC6b9zZUuj3b29W3RJYWsfmHZBdWt_N4Zky8n4D2KC_qSINe-nF2jxwz7Gadn0zDH-Chi9UIu)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/technology/capitol-twitter-facebook-trump.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/technology/capitol-twitter-facebook-trump.html)
https://www.axios.com/platforms-social-media-ban-restrict-trump-d9e44f3c-8366-4ba9-a8a1-7f3114f920f1.html (https://www.axios.com/platforms-social-media-ban-restrict-trump-d9e44f3c-8366-4ba9-a8a1-7f3114f920f1.html)
Courage or Cringe Links:
No more “mothers” or “fathers” in congress?
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article248264460.html (https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article248264460.html)
St. Stacey Abrahams???
https://nbc25news.com/news/state/michigan-republican-party-chairman-claims-gov-whitmer-mocked-catholic-devotional-in-tweet (https://nbc25news.com/news/state/michigan-republican-party-chairman-claims-gov-whitmer-mocked-catholic-devotional-in-tweet)
Bill Belichick declines the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/politics/bill-belichick-presidential-medal-of-freedom-spt-trnd/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/politics/bill-belichick-presidential-medal-of-freedom-spt-trnd/index.html)
