"You have a right to peddle nonsense, but you don't have a right to peddle nonsense as truth."
The proper word for this loss in our countries is epistemology (The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.)
She's an extremist, (click here) a danger to children and she's coming to a community hall near you. The question facing Immigration Minister Peter Dutton is, should she be allowed?
The difficult ethical issues do not pit good against evil, but good against good. Consider the proposed Australian tour in March of anti-vaccination campaigner Dr Sherri Tenpenny. Putting three different rights in conflict, it pivots on the trust issue that will profoundly shape the future of democracy and, quite likely, the planet; our trust of government, of science and of reason....
Our democracies are racked with it. Opinion. Opinion doesn't justify dismantling achievements of a government. Facts and expertise are lacking in large measure throughout our societies and government. I think social media is a larger part of the problem than anyone wants to admit. It provides a platform which power brokering by opinion can measurably destroy anything 'the chat' decides is worthless to them personally.
