I absolutely hate the way free speech is being twisted by both liberals and conservatives right now.
I’m pretty old school and always revered free speech as a central pillar of a liberal democracy. Lately I find conservatives aping this principle in order to push an agenda of intolerance, while liberals seem content to sacrifice this same principle on the alter of political correctness.
I believe that are still many people spanning the political spectrum who believe in the importance of free speech and the vital function it serves to our way of life. I hate those who use the principle of free speech to push limiting points of views of others who don’t agree with their monocultural outlooks. At the same time, those who try to limit free speech so it won’t offend some members society seem to forget that it was only through free speech that most marginalized members of society were able to find their voices in the first place.
I only hope responsible people from all points of views can work together to save the principals we rely on from society’s outliers.
