But I will fight to the death for your RIGHT to say it! How many of you on here disagree with this statement? It seems by the number of reported questions and answers that we have many control freaks and communists aboard. You think you are fair individuals but do not allow free speech if what is said is against your own opinions and beliefs! Why can't you all take a look at yourselves and see the light - Yahoo Answers is becoming controlled and boring because of you. - Agree or Disagree with the right to free speech?
2007-06-18 08:41:47 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
you're such a fat tart....go throw up and get pretty
2007-06-18 08:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 8⤋
I agree that people have the right to free speech totally. But I also think there is a difference between free speech and provocation.
If there is a house with a pink room and a blue room and you hate pink, you might go in the pink room and go "yuck" and then go in the blue room. But you wouldn't ignore the blue room in favour of standing in the pink room for hours on end screaming "I hate pink, pink is wrong". Surely the same logic can be applied to message boards? Day after day on R&S you see the same people battling it out against each other, when really wouldn't it be more civilised to just leave a person's question alone if you KNOW you really don't see eye to eye? The Yahoo Answers version of being mature and agreeing to differ.
2007-06-18 10:43:52 · answer #2 · answered by tickle me emo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I completely agree with the right to free speech..and even though I may not agree with you, YES, I will fight for your right to say it...however...I also believe yelling "Fire" in a crowded theater is wrong (and against the law).
The right to free speech...yes...tempered with consideration of others..
This forum is actually now seemingly being driven by 12 year olds who have no idea what they're talking about...and who love to use "cuss" words, etc for "shock" value...and who are NOT qualified to answer some of the things they do...
But, this is a PUBLIC forum...too bad adults have to share it with a few really crummy kids who don't give a damn...(there are some really honest kids on here though)...
But here again...right to free speech...
I also have the right not to listen, pay attention or even give you an "answer" to a question if I don't want to...that is also my right...
God Bless the USA
2007-06-18 08:50:23 · answer #3 · answered by Toots 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I totally accept what you say about free speech and reporting someone over a disagreement of opinion appears worthless. However at the same time wouldn't it be true to say that with free speech comes a responsibility? Speech (the word) for me has magical, creative connotations and when writing on R and S I am seeking deeper shared layers of truth. When questions, or indeed answers, become merely a forum to attack another as opposed to a constructive dialogue or a space for sharing I feel we belittle ourselves and destabilize the ethical ground that we have built the concept of free speech upon. So often the verbal assaults from both atheists and those who purport to be followers of one religious school or another seem to be about a projection of insecurity and anger and a refusal to own responsibility for one's own reality. Indeed let us 'all look at ourselves and see the light' political (religious) correctness is boring but so is a reiteration of petty drama mirroring the potential catastrophic implications of religious bigotry, violence and blaming the other on a world scale.
2007-06-18 12:24:47 · answer #4 · answered by steve w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with the statement... but it does not necessarily apply here. The fact is that Yahoo! Answers is NOT a public domain. It is a private enterprise whereby they provide us a service in exchange for making us see their ads, and they have the right to police it if they so choose. This is not the press. It is not a, legally speaking, public forum. The rules are clearly posted for everyone to see. If you don't like it, then you have the option of going somewhere else. It is no different than if someone came into your house and started spouting off. You can allow them in if you want, but you're not stealing anyone's rights if you make them leave.
2007-06-18 08:45:54 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The vast majority of questions and answers that are reported are a breach of the rules. This is Yahoo 'Answers' not Yahoo Soapbox.
In my opinion, people posting rhetorical questions in order to make a point about something are breaking the rules. People who abuse the answer format to frame a personal opinon about something which isn't part of the question are also breaching the rules.
Their are many forums on the internet which allow 'free-form' discussion and debate, but this is not one of them.
2007-06-18 08:54:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with the right to have free speech but there are guidelines we should keep within for obvious reasons. We have children and vulnerable people on this site. For instance a short time ago there was a person asking if anyone wanted any valium to contact him by email. Should that be allowed?
2007-06-18 08:45:09 · answer #7 · answered by Birdman 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I agree - but you have to go the whole way with this kind of statement, or your a liberal or a hypocrite. For instance, if I get called a cracker, then I should be able to answer as I wish, including using the N word.
2007-06-18 08:47:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Agree
2007-06-18 08:45:34 · answer #9 · answered by rosbif 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with freedom of speech and that includes disagreeing as well. I agree to disagree with many people who make stupid comments and that is my right. Maybe you should find something else to do besides Y!ANSWERS
2007-06-18 08:47:40 · answer #10 · answered by Darla 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Free? Yes, absolutely.
Injurious? Not here, tarty.
Just as you may be prosecuted for yelling "Fire" in a crowded theater, there are things said here on Yahoo!Answers that are insupportable.
Opinions, rationally expressed? All the way, kiddo. But I support the right to censor the poo out of nasties and trolls who are only seeking a few seconds' jollies from being "naughty."
2007-06-18 08:46:06 · answer #11 · answered by Grendle 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋