Quote Originally Posted by Soulforged
Evaluating the general situation in your country at the time, would you reasonabily state that there's an ample freedom of speech? I'm just curious about things I've heard about the U.S. in these last months.
The concept of Freedom of Speech in the United States is sound. People are not often arrested by the Government for their speech - only those who advocate violence normally are. The instance where the woman was arrested for her comments toward the Chinese President seem primarily to be an effort to remove her to prevent futher embrassement to both the Chinese President and the current adminstration.

I've nothing to add to the topic, you've said it just fine, except for the second part of the second parragraph of your first post, wich I disagree with.
So do you believe it is okay to shout fire in a club that is crowded so that you can enter?

So do you believe it is okay to call individuals of who happen to have pigment color of brown or black degrading names?

So do you believe it is okay to call for the death of anyone who happens to be a jew?

So do you believe that it is okay to state that Nancy Drew (insert any name instead) is a homosexual when there is no proof that she is?


So which one of those do you agree with and which ones don't you agree with.



With Freedom comes responsiblity - without responsiblity there is no freedom.