I have my own opinion regarding the recent attack on the French satirical newspaper. My very own opinion. It results from my ethnic background, my childhood, my gender, my age, my education, my beliefs etc. But I can't express it. Although it would feel really good to write it down to purge, because I am currently feeling anger and incomprehension. I would like to share the reasons behind these feelings and ideas with other people, to get a better grip on this terrible event.
But I won't.
The demonstrations following the tragedy of the 7th of January were advocating freedom of expression. The Internet allows us today to share our thoughts with the world more easily and really fast (this blog would be a really good example of that). In most western countries, freedom of expression is accepted and an established core value of the society. Hence when it is challenged, people stand strongly against the disputer(s).
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I believe then, that as an adult citizen, I have the right to express myself as well. Unfortunately, I practice self-censorship and there is a good reason for that. I am a student. But I am not just any kind of student. I am a student about to look for internships.Crucial moment of my student career if it is, because it will hopefully open the gates of the so-hard-to-get-into-nowadays WoW (not World of Warcraft you nerd, World of Work or World of Wonders, depends on your perspective on things I guess).
As I stated earlier, I am an adult now, which means that I am held accountable for my actions, what I say, and more important here, for what I share online. Even though the Internet feels like an entirely different world, what happens here has consequences on the "real world". This means that I will probably never talk here, on this blog, about really controversial subjects, or at least not tell you what I think about them. Just in case what I have to say does not please someone that would not be against the idea of hiring me.
It is going to be really hard in fact, since as a student in my twenties, I am in a phase where I question a lot of things and I build my opinions. I believe that this last thing is better done with others' views added to my own, in order to moderate the thinking and not pick a side without considering every facts and options.
But I will restrain myself, and wait until I am at least seventy to display my deepest thoughts to the public eye. I am denying myself my very own freedom of expression. Because Dear recruiter, I actually need and want to be recruited.
