example: freedom of speech, freedom of expressing self. do you think we get too much of it?
2007-09-10 16:26:08 · 19 answers · asked by steven25t 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Actually yes...many of us Americans take freedom too lightly. We need to remind ourselves that freedom in the past was FOUGHT for, and still IS being fought for even as we speak.
Freedom is not free folks. The next time you wear your "Anti-War" shirt, just remember that our soldiers are still fighting for you to have that right to wear that shirt.
2007-09-10 16:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In some instances I think freedom of speech is needed to express one's view- on the other hand I think freedom of speech is taken for granted. Not what the Constitution meant at all. it is just a means for some people to get up on their soapbox and boisterously shout their views. I do believe that freedom of speech should be adhered- after all men died for that right; but at the same time I do not feel it is right to bandy the whole idea of freedom. Everyone can not be a Martin Luther King. But some muster up the gumption they do have and have other people to do their fighting. These people are not freedom fighters. They become people who turn everything into their causes. Use force to get peoples attention. These people are not patriots- not even of their own country; who are full of hate. Who see only one way. The way of weapons, torture, and death. Only their side. But everyone knows there are always more then one side to an issue.
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2007-09-10 16:45:01 · answer #2 · answered by alivewithHim@yahoo.com 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the USA we tend to take many, many things for granted. We take for granted that when we flip that little switch, the lights will come on. When we turn that little dial the heat or cooling will turn on. When we turn that little handle running water will come out. Food, transportation, police and fire protection, armed forces, and much more are all taken for granted by many people. Maybe the people of New Orleans took things for granted, but through little or no fault of their own, many of them now see that the things taken for granted can easily slip away. As for freedom of speech & expression. I don't know about having too much of it, but I do think some people misuse it.
2007-09-10 16:37:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that there may be some things that Americans and all people from developed cultures take for granted, but not free speech and freedom of expression. Just as long as they are not violent, people should be allowed to voice their opinion. Otherwise everyone must adhere to one persons/parties beliefs. Thats an idea monopoly and is often found in dictatorships. Not good stuff. And remember that old saying, two heads are better than one. So that must mean that millions of ideas are better than one.
2007-09-10 16:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do believe that we americans take much for granted. Like we take for granted that the man or woman living on the streets is a human being worthy of our consideration. We take for granted the many folk who work sometimes multiple jobs to keep food on the family table, and sacrifice much just to spend quality time with their children and loved ones. We take for granted the senior citizens who have been a part of keeping this nation great among nations. Must I go on...the so called moral against the so called immoral, fat people against thin people, rich against poor, educated against uneducated, young against old, black against white, white against nonwhite, everyone who's different from your culture or sect against everyone else, indeed of all the freedoms we are (supposed) to have I think the freedom we exercise the most and challenge the least is the freedom to deny...so I ask you sir, do we take many things for granted?...take care...
2007-09-10 18:16:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't take anything for granted anymore; I used to when I was younger (I'm almost 40 ---yikes). Then I started realizing that a lot of people in other parts of the world don't have it as good as we do. Now I appreciate the US so much more and I love it here...many think our country is the Land of Opportunity and they want to live here so badly, some even die to get in. Even when I don't agree with someone's opinion, I am glad to live in a country where we can express ourselves freely.
2007-09-10 16:42:21 · answer #6 · answered by sj2nj6069 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course when you are born in a free society you don't know any better. But I know what people in other places go through. I'm x military and have been a lot of places. People all want the same thing no matter where they are geographically, freedom to live un-molested, we have that here, there are some pretty terrible places in this world, please be thank-full for your freedom, support any effort to spread it......support the troops
2007-09-10 16:38:07 · answer #7 · answered by nortonclarkson 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I live in New Zealand and I do take everything for granted .. we too have freedom of speech ect.. infact we said no to nuclear power and gave women the right to vote first. New Zealand is a peaceful country with a low crime rate ;-)
2007-09-10 16:29:05 · answer #8 · answered by To be honest 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think at times we seem to take freedom for granted.
2007-09-10 16:29:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I take nothing for granted...especially the freedoms expressed in the Constitution. I've been around long enough to see most all of them eroded to almost nothing.<
2007-09-10 16:30:30 · answer #10 · answered by Druid 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋