Freedom of Speech Part Deux
So now, I'm at the point of "where does freedom of speech begin and end". Does it mean that you have the right to stand on a street corner and say that George Bush is the antichrist? Sure, not a prob. Go ahead and spout away. Does that mean I should give deep thought about what you have to say? Of course not...
And here's where I think the loony left gets "freedom of speech" mixed up. Look at amendment #1.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
What does that mean? It means that congress cannot write a law that abridges your ability to speak your mind. It does NOT guarantee that if you say something extremely stupid (i.e. George Bush is Hitler at a public forum) that your employer, your friends, and even your family can't sit there and look at you with stunned amazement that you weren't beaten more as a child.
But you do have a right to make a fool of yourself. It's right there in Amendment #1. Enjoy! :-)
Comments
They could say that leftism is a religion.
That is how they treat it. Remember leftists don't listen to facts or reason, they listen to their FEEEEELLLLLINGSS. "In the end it doesn't matter that the suicide bomber killed 20 30 50 even a million, cause Bush delivers a fate worse than death, he hurts my feelings" Religion is regarded as beyond facts or reason, just like leftism.
Yelling and screaming and looking like an idiot is part of their most sacred order.
Therefore questioning them is "persecution" because they have freedom of religion.
Posted by: eyehatehippies | May 21, 2003 3:18 PM
And the scary thing was I used to feel the exact same way Mr. Hedges felt. But it falls into the whole left's idea of political correctness.
"Listening to someone is just good manners. Let's make it a law that everyone should have good manners." :-P
Posted by: Brian | May 21, 2003 3:25 PM
Brian: "No mandatory listen clause." LOL
Posted by: Lively | May 21, 2003 3:33 PM
political correctness:
the act of appeasement and asskissing of other cultures and peoples to facilitate a greater likelihood of them not hating us or making us look like big arrogant bullies.
I'm so embarassed I used to call myself liberal without even looking at history or any current events...only at my bong ;)
Posted by: natasha | May 21, 2003 4:33 PM