re: "Debate and don't dictate" (Editorial, March 1)
Dear editor,
Why are healthy societies characterized by open discussion, that is, the debating of competing ideas in public forums?
Because informed opinion of worth requires addressing dissenting views, people who respect knowledge debate. Because it exposes deceit, people who respect honesty debate. Because openness to opposing views nurtures them, people who respect good morals debate. Because it requires that all citizens have a right to a voice, people who respect democracy debate.
In contrast, enemies of the open society cower behind such ramparts as the bullying of bad law.
In the run up to the election, which politicians stand on which side of the debate?
Felix Qui
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The above letter to the editor is the text as submitted by Felix Qui to the Bangkok Post.
The text as edited was published in PostBag on March 2, 2019, under the title "Addressing dissent" at https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/postbag/1637814/electric-pipe-dream
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