I’d like to know what Manong Manbabalot would blog. I think he should be given the privilege to blog as well. Is it starting to sound as a right?

Right now, I feel like there’s a long tail in our blogosphere (if there even is one).

The word “privilege”, legally speaking and as used by most people, implies something that is granted by authority.

Rights are more fundamental and speak to our innate sense of what is good, proper, just, or “natural”.

Granted, there is an apparent confusion with these terms (”privileges” are sometimes equated with “rights”). But when both concepts are used within the same discussion, what differentiates them, I believe, is that there is an “authority” that bestows privileges; privileges too, are not conferred to all.

To wit: All people have the right to blog. It’s just that the “privileged” are the ones able to do it (this situation, however, does not change the nature of blogging being a right).

That is a failure to see the overtly fundamental meaning of existence: to freely do so.

Yuga clarifies his point, almost tantalizingly on the fence. The champagne analogy, well sure, everyone has the right to drink champagne. But not everyone can. Everyone has the right to own a fancy car, but not everyone can.

Blogging is speech. It is a right, and is even more free than most other forms of speech.

Like blogie, I’ve said my fill.

Leave it and go on….understanding and genuine respect for each others opinion is important.

Sorry ha,baka naman awayin pa ninyo ako…para kayong mga batang nag aaway. I dont want to even delve on the issues you are discussing palagay ko nasaktan na ninyo ang isat isa,sobra na so tama na.OK!!! Peace Man!!! Make love not war. Corny but its true!!!

Here are two of the most common and basic rights that are protected freedoms in a democracy; freedom of speech and right to privacy.

If we consider that freedom of speech is only availed of by a small fraction of the population, does that make it a priviledge? Very few are given the honor of speaking to a public audience. Are we to say that only print and broadcast media people have that right?

The right to privacy is guaranteed to all free people, but the homeless people do not have the means to practice that right because of their economic circumstances. Does it mean that the right to privacy is actually a priviledge?

I also thought of blogging as a right. But when I looked at the dictionary on the definition of “privilege”, this is just one of the definitions. There were lots, but this looks less harsh.

A special advantage, immunity, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, class, or caste.

I realized not everyone has this advantage… unless all contraints will be overcome (those including the primary resources, and human intellect). And maybe, in the future, it will be a right not a “special right”. I’ll be looking forward to it.

*big hug to bloggie*

True, true

“No one can insult me without my permission.”

-some quote from someone (not me)

I’ve seen your blog — how can you purport to write about God and spirituality when you can be as sarcastic as you are in your last comment?? Sarcasm, Noemi, has no other purpose but to hurt. Sarcasm has no place in intellectual exchange because it leads to nowhere. If you aim to have a meaningful discussion with me, stick to sober language.

So I will just let your comments slide and hope you go out more as you suggest , be vigilant and blog on issues to help our country.

Also, why would I fret? LOL

I’m just saying that I dont agree with your opinion. No more. No less.
I just want to know why is it not a privilege for you? So don’t tell me to bloghop more since I’ve been blogging and reading and commenting on blogs for more than 6 years now.

If you read closely at what I wrote, you will find what I pointed out that not all tournaments require licenses, precisely because only professional sports do so, I don’t see where you disagree with me there.

I don’t understand why you cited sports and driving to support the argument that these are priviledges and say I am citing a wrong example when I said exactly that these pre-occupations are priviledges, I don’t see where you disagree with me there.

Even if I want to disagree with you I cannot because that would be tantamount to disagreeing with myself.

Now for blogging, I don’t see how this is restricted by economic means. A lot of students are encouraged to blog from schools, not all of them are rich. My driver and househelp are welcome to use my computer for e-mail, well they can blog too if thay want if it doesn’t affect their responsibilities to me.

The leftist organizations are not a wealthy community, they are able to blog because they have community funds. The New Peoples Army even have a website, I’m pretty sure they blog even though they are an illegal organization. Now who could stop them?

My point in all this is that if you really want to blog, you can do so. If you can save money to go to the movies, then you can save money to blog, and no one can stop you.

As for the right/privilege discussion, like I’ve stated, I’ve said my fill on this topic. If you still don’t get my meaning, don’t fret, I wasn’t trying to convince you.

When I said opinions on something, somewhere.. somehow.. is it not blogs are like that?

Also, why is it a right? If you think it is not a privilege. Yuga already said the point. Not everyone has the privilege to blog so if it is a right, how can they exercise it?

Yuga is merely stating that because of the barriers which are currently present in this country, blogging becomes a privilege since only the privileged people gets to blog.

Everyone has the right to surf the net, read, view pages & etc… but only the priveleged ones can do it.