Freedom of Speech: Does it stil exist in this country or has?

Question

being "politically correct" for every group, race, culture, religion, etc. squashed how you can say you really feel when you do not agree??? How has this made our First Amendment? Is it watered down and compromised?

Answer 1

Freedom of speech, as mentioned in the U.S. Constitution (assuming that you refer to the U.S.), is the guarantee that the government will not prosecute someone for expressing their opinion. In that sense, it is very much alive.

What freedom of speech does NOT cover is any guarantee that what someone says will be accepted by the public at large. The whole issue of "politically correct" has to do with this particular circumstance. I might say something that would get people up in arms over my speech, but I still would have the guarantee that I would not go to prison because of it.

Another thing not covered by freedom of speech is the utterance of slander. Basically, this boils down to lying to the point of an adverse effect resulting from it. That is I can't go around and make up false statements in order to ruin someone's reputation. It easily boils down to freedom of speech being about opinions.

Freedom of speech also does not cover the method by which one expresses an opinion. I can't just start stating my opinion through a megaphone at 2 AM. This is where issues of profane language comes into play as an opinion rarely requires them.

Keep in mind that the whole point about freedom of speech rests in the idea that expressing an opinion unfavourable to the government was possibly a treasonous offence. We've come to believe that free expression of opinions is vital for self-government, and expressing disagreements with the majority or official opinion is required. Otherwise, we would be doing away with that important part of the Constitution.

Answer 2

Cindy Sheehan, the war protestor who's son was killed in Iraq went to the last State of the Union address wearing an anti-war shirt. It didn't mention Bush, overthrowing the government or anything like that yet she was escorted out by armed guard and cited for disturbing the peace.

Bush gave a speech in Philadelphia in 2002 and protestors were corraled half-a-mile way, out of sight of the public and the cameras.

Yes, a totalitarian government is slowly slipping its tendrils in all around us.

You know how you boil a live frog? You don't toss it in boiling water, it'll jump right out. You put it in cold water than slowly turn up the heat. It'll just sit in the water until it's parboiled. That's what's happening; a slow erosion of our rights. Read the Patriot Act for a clear vision of what is in store for us.

Answer 3

☼There is nothing correct about political "correctness".
It's liberals trying to force their form of CENSORSHIP down everyone's throats (this is why I'm a moderate).
I'm my own person & pride myself on not being PC.
Once you go PC, you've given up having your own opinions & now only say what a good lil' zombie is told to.
►The old ways are dead. And you need people around you who concur.
That means hanging out more with the creative people, the freaks, the real visionaries, than you're already doing. Thinking more about what their needs are, and responding accordingly. Avoid the dullards; avoid the folk who play it safe. They can't help you any more. Their stability model no longer offers that much stability. They are extinct, they are extinction.◄

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Fredom of speech yes but nobody should discriminate, or be prejudice openly. That is promoting hate so anything that someone says that promotes hate towards any kind of race or group is not allowed. There are limitation to what you can and can't say.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. [Colossians 4:6]

Answer 6

I speak my mind when ever I want. I'm going to be a cop so I don't have to worry about being bullied about it, atleast I can legally defend myself. Sadly, some people can't.

Freedom of speech doesn't support slander or insult to race, ethnicity, sex, orientation, or anything.. So when some people feel they're rights are being mistreated after saying something derogatory to them, they're wrong.

Answer 7

We still have freedom of speech?

I know the only thing we are free to say is not how we really feel. If you look at alot of answers on this site they are pretty PC. We are taught to say what others "think" we should say, without hurting somones poor little feelings.

Answer 8

Political correctness is going to be the end of us all..I think eventually we may implode and then no one will benefit. This reminds me of some sort of Aesop's Fable or something..

Answer 9

Freedom of speech is still there--just as you have the right to preach what you want, so do the other groups who say you're not being PC.

If they didn't let you say "Women are whores" then it would be a violation. BUT they don't say "Oh, you can't say it." They say, "Why you sexist pig!. ..."

Answer 10

I didn't actually think that anyone still thought that that Declaration of Independence actually every had any relevance to anyone in America below the Upper class.