חוק הטוקבקים. The Talkback Law

מאמר מצויין ב"Y-net" שתוקף את החוק המוצע, שאושר כבר, ברב חוצפה, בקריאה טרומית.

החוק לא נועד, וגם אינו יכול, לחנך את הציבור לנימוסים והליכות. אם רוצים המחוקקים בכנסת להשפיע על תרבות הדיון הציבורי, יתכבדו ויתחילו לעשות זאת בביתם ואל יפגעו בציפור נפשה של הדמוקרטיה.

בדיוק כך. לא, יותר מכך: המדינה לא נועדה, וגם אינה יכולה, לחנך את הציבור לדבר כלשהו.

נ"ב: לא נעים להיות בדעה אחת עם שלי יחימוביץ', אבל אלו החיים המוזרים.

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Israel is a small country with a very vibrant political atmosphere. As everyone knows, every Jew, especially an Israeli one, has at least one opinion on any given issue, public or otherwise. Add to this the fact that we live in a somewhat interesting neighborhood, and that the issues we have to deal with are often just as interesting, and it is a small wonder that the advent of the Internet brought with it an explosion of various sites that deal with current affairs. But the really big explosion and the real action is in the commentary sections of these sites – the Talkbacks. The Talkbackists, as they have become known, are often the real stars, very often not in a good way. Not to worry though, as always we can count on Politicians To The Rescue. There are two things in the linked report that upset me. One is that only 2 MKs opposed the bill, while 29 supported it. The other is that one of those precious two is Shelly Yachimovich, for whom I have a very strong dislike. What can you do though, when she's right, she's right.