Sunday, January 29, 2017

Freedom of Speech

If you value Free Speech, then value it for bigots as well as yourself. That's how Freedom works. You cannot want free expression for yourself, but silence for them. Let them bury themselves with their own words.That does not imply that if people go TOO far, and are actively hurting others, or purposefully trying to cause harm with their words, that there shouldn't be consequences, even punishment.

But to try and silence racists and bigots, or anyone you disagree with for that matter, goes against the idea of Freedom. Freedom of Speech means Freedom for Everybody. The true price of Freedom, after all, is not war. It is having to put up with everyone else being Free too.

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