The_Dud wrote: ↑Sun 16 Jun 2019 7:50pmThe government isn’t suppressing you, a business is telling you what it deems acceptable for its product, which it has the right to.bigcarl wrote: ↑Sun 16 Jun 2019 7:25pmThe_Dud wrote: ↑Sun 16 Jun 2019 7:19pm“Freedom of speech” is an overused term adopted by those who’ve watched too much American tv. And it’s usually code for “I can’t say ignorant/racist/sexist/homophobic stuff anymore without people calling me out”bigcarl wrote: ↑Sun 16 Jun 2019 7:07pm Freedom of speech is becoming a major issue in this country.
A lot of people are sick of being told what they must think and what they can and cannot say. They have had a gut full of the AFL’s social justice posturing. Some agree with it, of course, but shouldn’t presume they are in the majority.
I’m going to continue to exercise my democratic rights. I’ll think and say what I want
You can say whatever you like, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t consequences for what you say. I’m glad people who in the past were suppressed are now standing up and not copping crap anymore from those who feel entitled.
Freedom of speech is vital to a democracy. It’s a fundamental. As I said, don’t presume that everyone thinks like you do or that you are in the majority.
And I know not everyone thinks like me, hence the ignorant/racists/sexist/homophobes etc.
Yet you have a username of The Dud (with a picture of Alan Richardson attached).
Some - Alan’s family for example - might find that offensive or bordering on hate speech.
To me, though, you are ENTITLED to your opinion that Cho Has To Go. That’s the beauty of freedom of thought and speech. Good thing we live in a democracy