One’s Voice Should Never Be Canceled

The Split Second-In Consideration of Others in These Trying Times

I want to make clear an initial concept of my unpublished book The Split Second:  In Consideration of Others or Look Up from the Phone and How to Deal with Rudeness in Others. I am not asking a reader to engage in a current practice that some recognize in our society today and others do not: cancel culture. I will leave it up to the reader to determine whether cancel culture truly exists.

With The Split Second, I am not asking readers to silence their voices whatsoever. I want every human being to have a voice in society, and that would include opinions on political matters. As a teacher of history and government, I encouraged students vehemently to examine and hold a position on current events or on the current political spectrum in society. I even told them that if their opinions differed from that of family members or friends that it was perfectly acceptable. I even went as far as to say that I heartily suggested they not hold an opinion of a loved one strictly because that person was special. It is all right to disagree on current events matters.

The Split Second holds that we express ourselves on political matters and everyday concerns with some thoughtfulness and respect for others. Again, I do not say a voice should be silenced, but I feel that one needs to know how to express that voice, and then let others express their voices. There may even be a given moment here and there when it is best not to speak up; however, no one should be silenced. In essence, it is about finding the most considerate to express oneself. But one’s voice should never be canceled.

Are these blogs, short enough, folks?