Freedom of Speech Means Freedom to Offend
But why? Why would I defend the rights of others to offend me? Freedom is not limited to a select few, no one gets special rights and or privileges, not you not me not, no one. If others can not say something that is offensive to me then what right do I have to say something that is offensive to them? I have opinions that are offensive to others and if I state these opinions I would (and have) offend someone and others have opinions that are offensive to me and others. Every one has thoughts and opinions that someone else will find offensive and if there is no right to offend then you, I and others have no right to express our opinions cause they might be/are offensive to someone.
And thats why freedom of speech is the freedom to offend. With out the freedom to offend there is no freedom of speech. With out the freedom to offend there is no free discussion, debate, criticism and expression of opinion. Nothing would change, nothing would get better, the world would stagnate in a nightmare of political correctness. Progress, true progress only happens when there is free discussion, debate, criticism and expression, it is through these that ideas are born, grow, evolve and die, that we find problems and errors and the best ways to fix them, it is through these that the world become a better place for everybody. And with out the freedom to offend we don't have them.
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- With out the freedom to offend there is no freedom of speech.
- Progress, true progress only happens when there is free discussion, debate, criticism and expression