Comments on: Op/Ed, Free Speech: Should it be Completely Free? http://politics.fyreplace.com/2006/03/20/oped-free-speech-should-it-be-completely-free/ Progressive Politics With a Twist Wed, 05 May 2010 15:15:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: stranger http://politics.fyreplace.com/2006/03/20/oped-free-speech-should-it-be-completely-free/comment-page-1/#comment-50 stranger Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:57:26 +0000 http://politics.fyreplace.com/?p=57#comment-50 well first of all, i agree with you overall - free speech, just like free ANYTHING, requires responsibility to use it properly. that said, we should not pander to those who are not responsible, or don't know what responsibility means. those characteristics are only to be blamed on themselves, and those who were responsible for teaching them better. second, yes, we should try and educate the masses of idiots. of course, most don't care to be educated. they prefer to remain under the control of the government and television networks, etc - because it means they DONT have to be responsible... plus they get to blame someone whenever something doesn't go the way they want it to. side note - "stigmata" refers to the wounds of christ. i think you meant "stigma" well first of all, i agree with you overall – free speech, just like free ANYTHING, requires responsibility to use it properly. that said, we should not pander to those who are not responsible, or don’t know what responsibility means. those characteristics are only to be blamed on themselves, and those who were responsible for teaching them better.

second, yes, we should try and educate the masses of idiots. of course, most don’t care to be educated. they prefer to remain under the control of the government and television networks, etc – because it means they DONT have to be responsible… plus they get to blame someone whenever something doesn’t go the way they want it to.

side note – “stigmata” refers to the wounds of christ. i think you meant “stigma”

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