We Americans are allowing our government to control matters that are far too insignificant to be in their issues. This is a frightening thing, because if we continue to allow the government to interfere with all our trivial matters, we will eventually lose our all of our freedoms altogether.
One of the best examples is when it comes to Freedom of Speech. As Americans we are given the right to speak freely...that's part of our constitutional rights. However, as Americans, we are also given the freedom to take offense at anything that is said. This is where our problems begin.
We already have begun removing any an all religious or even remotely alluded religious speeches, phrases or activities from our public schools. We have seen cases where people move to remove religious artifacts from public places. Why? Because there are non-religious people, or people who do not practice the religion that these things represent, that see these things and take offense at them being in their sight, hearing, or speech. They argue that it is not right to push the religion on those who do not believe. So I ask...is it also not right to push to have it removed? as that is pushing THEIR belief that it doesn't belong. To either push religion or not push religion are both pushing one belief upon the other faction. Who has the right to push what belief upon another person? Either way you are offending someone. And this sort of paradox is found everytime the issue of Freedom of Speech arises.
One person makes a statement that another person finds slanderous in some way. A protest is issued and suddenly the person who made the statement is in the wrong. Why? because the 2nd person's feelings were hurt by their words? Oh boo-hoo! Cry to your friends and family, but don't make it public issue! Our society is falling apart plenty fast on its own WITHOUT having such trivial things made into huge escapades! If we ban the right to say certain things, phrases or words everytime someone is offended by them, what does that leave us? NOTHING! How can you possibly communicate well, when you can't even express what you feel? And do you know what happens when you can't communicate? Things start falling apart REAL fast!!
Face it people, if you live in America you need to understand that citizens here have the right to speak their feelings, their mind and their beliefs. You also have the right to choose what beliefs to believe in...so don't force others to bend to your desires and be restrained from saying what's in their hearts and minds just because you don't think they're right. You have the right to say what you will too you know. So speak your rebuttal and move on with your life! You don't have to change everybody else's way of life for what you believe in...because then all you're doing...is exactly what you are saying they are doing...pushing something on someone unwilling. You also have the right to sue them in a civil suit. Which I find rather ridiculous too. I can't believe how many idiotic cases are won these days. Have we become such a greedy, lazy, and stupid nation that we cannot see beyond our own noses? Are we all so blindly fighting for what we want, that we don't realize that we ALL have the same rights? We ALL have the same right to believe in something different, to speak how we will?
Grow up people! Yes you can take offense, but NO you shouldn't make everyone have to stop saying what they want to say!!!
Labels: american, constitution, freedom, rights, speech
posted by Tarah Jean @ 1:40 PM
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