There is more to my own experience with free speech than just that I am constantly exercising my right to it, frequently much to the chagrin of those who would rather not hear what I have to say. I have been "detained" for exercising that right on more occasions than I care to discuss and was once maced and brought to the ground by police for doing so. Of course that is nothing compared with the people who have died for exercising that right or ensuring it for others. Thank goodness for the internet, surely a safe haven where one can speak their mind without the worry of pepper spray wielding police officers or being taken to jail on their whims. Unfortunately, the way in which freedom of speech has translated on the World Wide Web has become somewhat of a joke. Without accountability it seems folks are bored with speaking their minds and discussing their ideas, instead they argue over petty issues and do so using the same rules and mannerisms one might see on a playground.
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October 2023
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