Tim Farron failed in that respect, and it's important. Blair never said a bad thing about homosexuality. Quite the contraryx
Not denying it fast enough, you mean. We must never let ppl get away with not denying their beliefs fast enough.
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His views are now public. It doesn't really matter how they got there. Was it unfair? Sure. Irrelevant now.
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I'd criticise the attitude which led to him being badgered & the response which is illiberal.
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I'd criticise the attitude too (ethics in journalism). But after Tim said what he said, the response was normal.
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Obviously I disagree. I can't explain why again.
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They might think they're allowed to have them & don't have to conform their thoughts to be liberal.
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Imagine if ppl started thinking liberalism about supporting the rights & dignity of everyone rather than all thinking the same.
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How exactly is saying "homosexuality is a sin" respectful of the dignity of gay people?
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This is pointless. Are we back to pretending he didn't make every effort not to say that?
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He made every effort, but he failed. It doesn't matter whether is was fair or not.
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OK. The ethics don't matter. In that case, nothing to discuss.
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OK, these ethics matter too but it's a different issue (Journalistic ethics) than what we are discussing (gay rights)
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No, its not journalistic ethics. It's about politicians being required to express right views quickly & convincingly.
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