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>Freedom of speech also means that others have the freedom to criticize that speech, too. I sometime feel like people forget this. It comes up every time someo
by stinkytaco 11y ago
>Freedom of speech also means that others have the freedom to criticize that speech, too.
I sometime feel like people forget this. It comes up every time someone gets dropped by sponsors or their TV network for saying something outrageous (Duck Dynasty, Donald Trump, etc.). Freedom of speech means the government can't arrest you for saying it. It doesn't mean you get an automatic criticism free platform to say whatever you want. All of us (media owners included) are allowed to make our own assessments or business decisions about it as well.
- akilism 11y agoPeople only "forget" this when they are trying to be disingenuous about how freedom of speech works.
- joshuapants 11y ago> Freedom of speech means the government can't arrest you for saying it As I mentioned above, that's overly simplistic to the point of being wrong. Yes, there are statutes in various legal systems throughout history preventing the government from limiting expression. No, that doesn't mean that freedom of speech only exists in that regard.