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dublinben  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: ‘I may be killed if I write this'

I don't think that's at all what he's saying. He's calling intellectuals who prop up this anti-speech regime cowards.





ecib  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I guess I just don't buy the fact that as carpenters you couldn't also demonstrate moral courage in the face of censorship.

dublinben  ·  4349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's not what he's saying. I don't know why you're misinterpreting it as a slight against carpenters. Writers are in the business of speech, carpenters aren't. That doesn't mean that carpenters can't stand up for free speech.

ecib  ·  4343 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Maybe I'm reading it wrong. It just seemed an odd juxtaposition because (at least in the US), union carpenters actually undergo extensive and quite formalized training to learn their craft, complete with graded curriculum. It's a 4 year program as an apprentice. Maybe he should have said 'dishwasher' :)