Free speech again. Everyone is using that phrase. Yes I believe in free speech & I bet everyone else here does too but what when they freely speak lies, and encourage the destruction of property?
Meanwhile these same people have called what we speak about to be lies and claim that our actions can potentially cause harm & so it's nice to see it come back on them but we have to come to a more refined clarification of what is & isn't free speech for this article claims that this is a loss for free speech. (Being CNN I don't trust it of course but then there has to be some sort of accountability of reporting once again)
I remember the left's free speech crusades in the 80's and 90's. Imagine their reaction if you tried to tell them back then "Buh-buh-but MISINFORMASHUN!"
Inciting riots or violence or criminal activities aren't covered under free speech.
Way too many people don't understand what free speech actually is. It doesn't mean that you can say whatever you want, whenever you want, whereever you want (which seems to be the definition believed by so many).
It doesn't mean companies, such as social media sites, are obligated to provide you with a platform to say whatever you'd like.
Freedom of speech is the right to express your opinions and ideas without government punishment or censorship, as long as it doesn’t break the law (like threats or inciting violence).
And it's not only liberals who either don't understand what Freedom of Speech is or have double standards. I've had plenty of arguments with anons right here over the years about this.
For instance, freedom of speech isn't having the right to claim whatever you like and others aren't able to say you're wrong about it. That's one I'm noticing that's popular right now. Having a "fact checker" status slapped on something someone said isn't violating their freedom of speech.
Free speech again. Everyone is using that phrase. Yes I believe in free speech & I bet everyone else here does too but what when they freely speak lies, and encourage the destruction of property?
Meanwhile these same people have called what we speak about to be lies and claim that our actions can potentially cause harm & so it's nice to see it come back on them but we have to come to a more refined clarification of what is & isn't free speech for this article claims that this is a loss for free speech. (Being CNN I don't trust it of course but then there has to be some sort of accountability of reporting once again)
If the left didn't have double standards, they would have no standards at all!
exactly, kek! But there needs to be a return of accountability in journalism.
I remember the left's free speech crusades in the 80's and 90's. Imagine their reaction if you tried to tell them back then "Buh-buh-but MISINFORMASHUN!"
Inciting riots or violence or criminal activities aren't covered under free speech.
Way too many people don't understand what free speech actually is. It doesn't mean that you can say whatever you want, whenever you want, whereever you want (which seems to be the definition believed by so many).
It doesn't mean companies, such as social media sites, are obligated to provide you with a platform to say whatever you'd like.
Freedom of speech is the right to express your opinions and ideas without government punishment or censorship, as long as it doesn’t break the law (like threats or inciting violence).
And it's not only liberals who either don't understand what Freedom of Speech is or have double standards. I've had plenty of arguments with anons right here over the years about this.
For instance, freedom of speech isn't having the right to claim whatever you like and others aren't able to say you're wrong about it. That's one I'm noticing that's popular right now. Having a "fact checker" status slapped on something someone said isn't violating their freedom of speech.