This is inspired by Steven Crowder and his debate with Veronica. It was pleasant watching a girl I used to debate with try to hold her own against a true pro. I think she did a great job, but if I’m being perfectly honest, I think I would have done a better one. Veronica has always been smart but I’ve always considered myself smarter. Hey, that’s just my opinion and for now, I have the freedom to say it.
My opinion is simple. Humans should have freedom to express themselves however they choose to. That includes speech. I believe we should have the freedom to say whatever we want. However, HOWEVER, (and I cannot emphasize this point enough) if you speak hatefully, you are not free. You cannot be free if you hate, because your hate destroys the freedom of others. If your words are intended to degrade and tear down people as they express themselves, you are confining their freedom. You are speaking freely as an individual, but in the process, are preventing others from doing the same.
Thus we see the root of the issue: limited space. If we lived in a universe with infinite space and potential, then we could build, and build, and build, without ever having to destroy. We could truly speak freely. However, as human beings in 2018 our range is limited. We cannot speak freely without impacting others. The fact is that repercussions from our own free speech will inevitably restrict other people from also expressing themselves freely.
The good news is that the universe is expanding and that we are advancing as a species technologically and intellectually. Our range of freedom will only continue to increase. We will still have limits on freedom, but we will have more of it than we once did and more room to express ourselves freely, including the ability to speak hatefully without affecting others as much. Praise the future!
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