Freedom of speech is an absolute right!
Autor: Velineyvra
Okay, where was I?
Oh. Yes.
Unless you've been living under a rock, or maybe in the US, you've probably heard of stuff going on in Norway. BAD stuff. I'm not going to write about it now, I can't. It's too much. The important part for this post isn't about that anyway, not as much as the debate afterwards.
Recently, more and more people, online and in papers, are calling out to stop opinions from the extreme right side in politics from print. People having those opinions are being name-called, and politicians talk about removing the anomymous debate.
People. This is so WRONG.
We have freedom of speech, and I'm sure you all know what that means. If you don't, it means that I can say exactly what I want, regardless of what that is and what other people think about it.
It does NOT mean that you shall only say what the majority of the people agree to. It does not mean that you should adjust what you think and feel in order to get in online or on print.
Sure, we might not agree to all that is out there. But 1) It's their right to say it, and 2) DEBATE, people.
We get nothing if we just try to silence "them" and only let "us" talk. We need to talk together, all of us. We need to get all opinions out in the light. Anything else is just asking for trouble.
And it's destroying one of our most important rights.
You can't limit freedom of speech. If you try, it is no longer freedom. Would you say China has freedom of speech? Of course not. Well, it's basically the same principle.
Another side completely to this whole debate is the people who think that no more anynomous debate is going to solve everything. Excuse me while I *rofl* a little bit. Eh, no. It's just going to make sure that less people is expressing themselves, in other words, less democracy. I'm not even sure I'd write anything here, if I had to give everybody my full name. Probably not. And I'm not even controversial. Besides, it's not hard to bypass that. Make a fake account, and voilà.
This stings my very soul. Freedom. It's such an important value to me.
History told us many times, those who try to force other voices down will be the ones to be yelled at most.
For you and us all I hope that people will find a way to stop being lead by stupidity. A healthy mind is all we need to solve every problem in a way everyone can live with it.
L.o.L.
And keep moving ;D
Die Verwirrung der Verwirrten verwirrte verwirrenderweise nicht die Nichtverwirrten!
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Holy Pineapple ~!~ Grow in peace
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And oh yes, that is true. Most attempts at making people shut up result in the exact opposite result. Which pleases me greatly ;)
While I do believe that that is true (you know I do), I also think it's an utopia, it won't ever come to be. Simply because we are so very different and think so many different things, all believing WE are the only ones who are right. It's, well, complicated :P
Haha, I'm mostly done by now :) I need a second shelf though, but I'll get that eventually. Oh, how I dream of my own place right now! (The people I live with haven't heard the words "wash" or "clean" in their lives, I imagine).
I hope you are doing all right ^^
~V <3
"I will ask one more time. What do you want? Answer, or leave. By the door or a window; your choice."
-Rand al'Thor