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Sorry if it's an apocryphal quote. I see what's happening in the UK, where people are prosecuted for speech and there is no limit to parliament's power (other
by jstalin 13y ago
Sorry if it's an apocryphal quote.
I see what's happening in the UK, where people are prosecuted for speech and there is no limit to parliament's power (other than watered-down EU treaties and such) and I'm glad we have the first amendment, which prevents prior restraints and criminalizing unpopular speech.
- hahainternet 13y ago> I'm glad we have the first amendment, which prevents prior restraints and criminalizing unpopular speech Then why is it that the US ranks lower than the UK on the Press Freedom Index? How exactly has allowing the most vile and offensive hate speech protected you or improved your nation?
- lloyddobbler 13y agoBecause back in the 1960's, someone speaking out about giving black people equal rights could have been called "vile" and "offensive." That which the majority considers "hate speech" one day might be considered good the next. Long story short: if you stifle the speech of anyone - say, if they're objecting to an overzealous monarch who demands taxation without representation, OR objecting to puritanical standards that don't allow for interracial marriage - progress will not happen.