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title: 'What to say, or not, and when to say it'
url: 'https://downie.us/blog/what-to-say-or-not-and-when-to-say-it'
markdown: 'https://downie.us/blog/what-to-say-or-not-and-when-to-say-it.md'
date: '2026-09-13'
description: "In today's day and age, whatever you say seems to offend someone. Or for that matter even what you don't say. For some if you don't defend their opinion, you in some way must be hateful toward them. How did we as a society ever get so thin skinned and unforgiving / intolerant? And is the media real…"
taxonomy:
  archives_month:
    - sep_2026
  archives_year:
    - '2026'
---

# What to say, or not, and when to say it

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