Posted on 04/27/2009 6:34:44 PM PDT by luv2ndamend
Frankfurter Professor. I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Why Societies Need Dissent
Cass R. Sunstein
In this timely book, Cass R. Sunstein shows that organizations and nations are far more likely to prosper if they welcome dissent and promote openness. Attacking "political correctness" in all forms, Sunstein demonstrates that corporations, legislatures, even presidents are likely to blunder if they do not cultivate a culture of candor and disclosure. He shows that unjustified extremism, including violence and terrorism, often results from failure to tolerate dissenting views. The tragedy is that blunders and cruelties could be avoided if people spoke out.
Sunstein casts new light on freedom of speech, showing that a free society not only forbids censorship but also provides public spaces for dissenters to expose widely held myths and pervasive injustices. He provides evidence about the effects of conformity and dissent on the federal courts. The evidence shows not only that Republican appointees vote differently from Democratic appointees but also that both Republican and Democratic judges are likely to go to extremes if unchecked by opposing views. Understanding the need for dissent illuminates countless social debates, including those over affirmative action in higher education, because diversity is indispensable to learning.
Dissenters are often portrayed as selfish and disloyal, but Sunstein shows that those who reject pressures imposed by others perform valuable social functions, often at their own expense. This is true for dissenters in boardrooms, churches, unions, and academia. It is true for dissenters in the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court. And it is true during times of war and peace
Has a mouth on both sides of his head, this hypocrite.
That weenie can kindly come here to PA and kiss my white, Greek, butt.
Cool. I’m a Gramma. I ROCK at the “Dissent” thing.
I even come with references.
Bring. It. On. You. Loser.
Republic.com (2001)
Risk and Reason (2002)
The Second Bill of Rights (2004)
Check out his other articles and books.
Laws of Fear: Beyond the Precautionary Principle (2005), Worst-Case Scenarios (2001), and Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (with Richard H. Thaler, 2008). He is now working on various projects involving the relationship between law and human behavior.
This guy is a real piece of work. Of course I expected nothing less from the pres__ent usurper.
LOL! Gramma’s are the best!
I know it’’s wiki but....
Sunstein’s 2006 book, Infotopia: How Many Minds Produce Knowledge, explores methods for aggregating information; it contains discussions of prediction markets, open-source software, and wikis. Sunstein’s 2004 book, The Second Bill of Rights: FDR’s Unfinished Revolution and Why We Need It More than Ever, advocates the Second Bill of Rights proposed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Among these rights are a right to an education, a right to a home, a right to health care, and a right to protection against monopolies; Sunstein argues that the Second Bill of Rights has had a large international impact and should be revived in the United States. His 2001 book, Republic.com, argued that the Internet may weaken democracy because it allows citizens to isolate themselves within groups that share their own views and experiences, and thus cut themselves off from any information that might challenge their beliefs, a phenomenon known as cyberbalkanization.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass_Sunstein
OHMYGOD!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=gm&q=Huffington+Post&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=gm&q=Daily+KOS&btnG=Search
There. I’ve been fair and (un)balanced by linking not ONE, but TWO lefty sites.
I’m soooooooooo fair and balanced, I can’t stand myself.
After linking Huff and Puff KOS, I'm wondering if I can stand you. LOL! jk!!!
The good news is I don't have to click on the links. ;*)
Heh. I didn’t DIRECTLY link......
So you have to SORTA like me now. ;)
Among these rights are a right to an education, [10th plank of the communist manifesto] a right to a home, [We are in the middle of that fiasco] a right to health care, [the commies are working on it now] and a right to protection against monopolies;
Your response is acceptable. ;*)
Off to bed I go. Have fun!
Sleep well! :)
Until tomorrow.........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
You’re a wuss.
The day is YOUNG! :) :)
My jaw dropped. Another marxist scumbag. The vermin is coming out of the woodwork.
I would love to not be bombarded by liberal news headlines when signing on the net.
Bet that wouldn’t change with this communist czar’s plans.
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