> Then most of the world isn't free I fear. I fear that too. Freedom has always been paid for with blood, so if it's just meekly handed back, we are robbing ou

> Then most of the world isn't free I fear. I fear that too. Freedom has always been paid for with blood, so if it's just meekly handed back, we are robbing our grandchildren and passing that cost on to them. That said, what parts of the world are you talking about? If you look at the insults being freely hurled on twitter at politicians around the the English speaking western world, I'm not sure how bad it is here yet. Maybe it's only a problem there if you insult the wrong type of politician? > Why should it be legal to publicly insult someone? How do you define an insult? Would it be insulting to call someone a nazi, white supremacist, racist, misogynist, Russian agent, heartless, senile? What if those things were true or you believed them to be true or at least a valid comparison to some degree? What if you call a religion or ideology bad or point out bad things about its teachings? Even if what you say is true, it can still be taken as insults by followers. Should blasphemy be outlawed? > You can't punch people in the USA. Does that make the country not particularly free? It does not.