Political Opinion - No Comment

Publicity is correlative to your position in the community. Seldom does the quiet worker, without incident become published in local news or publications. Though his achievements are many and great, he accomplishes great things in his lifetime, his quiet fortitude and persistence are rarely recognized as important or document worthy.

So, what makes a person worthy of comment? Worthy of being heard in a society such as ours? Is it his life? That he has something of grave importance to express? Or that his knowledge is vastly improved over that of the average person?

While it may be fortunate that everyone with a word to express is not heard, and there may actually be some benefit to censored press, it is my honest opinion that those who find it necessary to control the knowledge available to the public are creating a disservice to the general people of our nation. When words have value they are given press time, publicity and recognition. But don't all words have value? With the power of the press to promote issues, the purpose of words often becomes misconstrued. How about a variance given all people voice?

The people deserve to be heard. Even if their opinion is static, unpopular, or defensive, each person on the face of this planet has a voice and I believe they should be heard. Let's give them space to vocalize their opinions and let them be heard. Better yet, let's support the view of Right to Speech and promote it as a viable and valuable concept.

There have been cases where a person spoke out and was belittled, limited, and censored by the press. I can understand this to an extent, however, in today's means of transporting sound around the world... Why?

Let's hear it for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Be published!

Jan Verhoeff almost always has an opinion. Though on rare occasions she may choose not to voice her opinion. Those times are few and far between. But, she actively encourages others to state their opinions too.