You can still tell your friend to zip it and that he's being an arse, and not making things better. In the same vein, if someone else is lobbying the local coun

You can still tell your friend to zip it and that he's being an arse, and not making things better. In the same vein, if someone else is lobbying the local council for something that you don't like, you don't have to stay quiet just because "freedom of speech".