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Originally Posted by xxxdesign-net
right... imagine a society where a politician, or a president can sue the fuck out of you for saying he is a crook, or dishonest, a dictator, etc... But your free speech is safe because the "government" doesnt take you away? lol Absolute free speech is the freedom to say what you want without punishment... But that doesnt exist, free speech is restricted, accept that, but how restricted do you want it to be? Nobody wins when being rude or insulting becomes punishable.
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In the end though should you really be able to say ANYTHING with impunity? I can tell all my friends that Obama blows goats, and we can all laugh about it. But if I buy commercial time on a TV station and run an ad that says "I know for a fact that Obama blows goats, and in fact he loves to swallow the goat cum!", should I expect to be protected under freedom of speech? Or what if I run an ad that says Obama touches little kids? Should I be protected for that? (Fuck the Secret Service is probably going to pay me a visit just for typing that out).
I'm all for free speech, but fuck, there is a limit...