is a concept that only applies to our government. no other individual or private institution is obligated to provide it. The only reason the government does is because we don't choose to be associated with it, so we ought to have much higher standards for its conduct. Carry on.:coffee:
Where the fucks the free speech any government has given us!? I would love a piece of that action! We are obliged to keep our mouths firmly shut.
I know, but that's not the case I agree people shouldn't talk about, say, pedophilia- but there are plenty of less abstract and disturbing things you cannot talk about without being condemned. Particularly in America. It's the extremity in which it is taken.
a lot of people seem to think that our governments have granted us free speech... no, being born with a mouth and vocal cords has
The government just grants us talk-without-having-to-worry-about-being-executed speech. As for whether or the government actually gives us "free speech." That is besides the point, and a totally different discussion. It is important to differentiate between the true meaning of the phrase, and its meaning in legal jargon.
ya all disagreements essentially come down to the definition of, the powers, the source, motivation, blah blah blahhhhh
