The first one is a testament to the importance of free expression:
> Today I don’t have to think about those who hear “terrorist” when I speak my faith.
Yeah! I would probably find your faith offensive, but you absolutely have a right to express it.
This one doesn’t seem to fit, though:
> Today I don’t have to think about turning on the news to see people planning to burn my holy book.
If you did see that, why should you care? So long as they’re burning their own property, and not one they’ve gained illegally, of course.
This is especially confusing when you made a point (quoted above) that you want to make your own free expression; why do you not want to think about seeing others having public free expression?
After all, it’s only when someone finds another’s expression offensive that it needs protection to be free.
"We're just enjoying the flavors of a fallen friend." Too funny. :b
ReplyDeleteJohn’s list is great.
ReplyDeleteThe first one is a testament to the importance of free expression:
> Today I don’t have to think about those who hear “terrorist” when I speak my faith.
Yeah! I would probably find your faith offensive, but you absolutely have a right to express it.
This one doesn’t seem to fit, though:
> Today I don’t have to think about turning on the news to see people planning to burn my holy book.
If you did see that, why should you care? So long as they’re burning their own property, and not one they’ve gained illegally, of course.
This is especially confusing when you made a point (quoted above) that you want to make your own free expression; why do you not want to think about seeing others having public free expression?
After all, it’s only when someone finds another’s expression offensive that it needs protection to be free.