Re: Abuse of the Freedom of Speech
Well it’s a good question … First of all the law amendment that I am speaking about is already effective in the UK. The same type of freedom of speech is not present here. It seems to be working.
The concept of total freedom is indeed an absolute - which is why it is a lie … there is no absolute freedom, various governments will draw the line somewhere. The US government will not tolerate the freedom of hackers to copy their confidential information and divulge it to other countries. It is the endeavour to be consistent that I am talking about.
If we profess to freedom then we should allow others to respond to the freedom we have exercised. If we say something that harms the sentiments of others then we should not complain when they react to it - with the freedom they wish to exercise. Rather we should not use “freedom” to rally support. We should use the idea of “concern” to be the motive …
We should not be free - but we should be given concern and we in turn should have concern … because by having freedom we do not necessarily have concern in that freedom and in the long run we get bitten back for the freedom we exercised.
Morality has been compromised - Some argue that morality cannot be enforced. Others say that if the outwardness of immoral actions is not curtailed then the outcome will be a catalyst for further immorality … So it is a matter of putting measures in place to prevent immoral behaviour versus measures that are in place to have ones rights heard.
Everything has a caveat - Even the phrase “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” - Clearly this does not apply to a masochist.