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Does Free Speech Offend You?

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. · Monday, September 4th 2017 at 8:48PM · 971 views
Does Free Speech Offend You?

Should offensive speech be banned? Where should we, as a society, draw the line where permitted speech is on one side, and forbidden speech is on the other? Should we even have that line? And should free speech be limited by things like trigger warnings and punishments for microaggressions? Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, answers these questions and more.
Does Free Speech Offend You?

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Steve Williams Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 6:59AM

People are ruled by their emotions, are slaves to their animal nature.

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 9:35AM


Did you hear what this man said at the beginning of this report, let us take a moment to review what was said here.

Freedom of speech, the ability to express yourself. It's a cherished idea, as well it should be. Most of us who live in liberal Western democracies think, of it (FREE SPEECH) as a basic human right. But now we may be in danger of losing it.

That speaks volumes, right there. Where would you be if, we where to LOSE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH?


Steve Williams Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 9:51AM

The newest threat: TRIGGER WARNINGS
You are about to read or hear something that triggers a NEGATIVE EMOTIONAL RESPONSE!

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 10:12AM

Where would you be if, we where to LOSE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

Steve Williams Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 1:02PM

But what if my free speech is someone else's trigger?

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 1:33PM

That is there problem, just like is it now. Right now, my attention is focus on your reply to this question:

Where would you be if, we where to LOSE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

Steve Williams Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 3:54PM

I won't lose it.

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 6:12PM

Your freedoms will be taken just because you are not in the ruling class.

Where would you be if, we where to LOSE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

Steve Williams Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 6:35PM

Ron, nobody can take my freedom of speech from me. It's an inalienable right.

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 6:44PM

I like to think so too however you saw this video didn't you? You saw what they doing in our nation's colleges.

Dea. Ron Gray Sr. Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 7:02PM

I like to think so too however you saw this video didn't you? You saw what they doing in our nation's colleges. These are the people that will probably end up in politics and they may not make it easy on the middle poor and the middle classes.

Where would you be if, we where to LOSE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

Steve Williams Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at 7:34PM

Some of them will end up in politics no doubt. What our colleges do about their speech is up to them. I'm glad I was educated 40 years ago.

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