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2006-06-08 04:41:39 · 8 answers · asked by Aurora 4 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
The idea of freedom of speech was meant to protect those who had differing opinions on religion, or political views, and the like. Nowadays, people abuse this freedom, not just expressing their opinions, but being emotionally abusive to others. It is just a sign of the times.
2006-06-08 04:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 5⤋
Well, that's actually the meaning of freedom of speech! But there are also limits and violations are supposed to be sentenced!
2006-06-08 11:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by bestthing80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, the limits of free expression are when they cause other people to be harmed, or to reasonably fear harm. So, for example, if I were to encourage your neighbors to burn your house down, that would be inciting violence, and therefore not protected freedom of speech. Likewise, if you told me repeatedly you were going to bash my head in with a baseball bat, that would be a threat, and therefore not freedom of speech. However, freedom of speech does give you the right to announce to the world that you hate me; it even gives me the right to announce that I hate whatever ethnic group you belong to, or your gender, or your religion, or your sexual orientation.
2006-06-08 11:48:08 · answer #3 · answered by thunderpigeon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They forget that freedom of speech also comes with responsibility to speak right. They only want to exercize the first part and dismiss the second.
"The ability to speak does not make one intelligent."
Master Qui-Gon Jinn talking about Jar Jar Binks
2006-06-08 19:59:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom comes with many responsibilities.
It is easy to mouth off. Babies do that. It is not so easy to be responsible about what you say if you are ignorant and lazy about your personal responsibility to keep freedom alive.
2006-06-08 11:50:58 · answer #5 · answered by tonyintoronto@rogers.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What they forget is that although they may have the freedom to say almost anything, I have the freedom to NOT listen and/or ignore what they say.
2006-06-08 11:43:09 · answer #6 · answered by PuterPrsn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows. It isn't right to be wrong no matter what you say protects that "right".
2006-06-08 11:46:09 · answer #7 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are right and what you are alluding to is called censorship.
2006-06-08 11:45:33 · answer #8 · answered by mrknositall 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋