Freedom of speech & Western hypocrisy.

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Re: Freedom of speech & Western hypocrisy.

@arshad5

Banning offensive speech is a slippery slope? Actually not banning offensive speech is a slippery slope. Are you telling me when they can invent all the laws under the sun…but they cannot make a law to ban offensive speech that targets just one particular group? Are the members of that group any lesser citizens of the U.S? Should the U.S law not afford them protection from prejudice and insults?

If women can lay down naked on a beach, or colour her hair pink but she cannot wear a headscarf as that would cause offence? get real!

Do you know what a slippery slope is?

Again, you cannot satisfy EVERYONE. People are offensive all THE TIME, its not the role of the govt to protect you from being offended. Should Pakistan ban speech that offends Ahmadis in Pakistan for example?

No they cant “invent” all laws under the sun, and no the cannot make laws to ban offensive speech. The reason is that they would never be able to satisfy everyone.

The members of the said group are equal citizens. They have equal rights. That means they have equal right to free speech. Another words, they are allowed to be offensive if they choose to be. However, it also means that they are not entitled to being protected from any other group being offensive towards them. As long as no one incites others to violence or makes threats, they are protected by law to free speech.