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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Let me explain it. America has never really believed in free speech. Disralies' quote, "I utterly disagree with what you are saying, but I will defend to death your right to say it." is not truly part of American psyche. We think it is, but really what we think is that free speech only apply to me. Since America is formed of a large number of minority groups (in the broadest reading of minority), freedom and free speech are default positions, because no group usually has a majority control position. When one has achieved a majority control throughout our history, freedom went by the wayside. Then the majority splinters or otherwise drops into the minority and the restrictions get repealed by those people oppressed by the rules of the former minority....
(This'll get me a lot of brickbats. Most people have a great difficulty looking in the mirror and seeing things they don't like...)
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I have to agree. Lots of people _claim_ America is the land of the free and you're free to speak your mind, but that's only until you say something they personally don't like. Then they try to shut you up by any means possible. It's really ridiculous, but it seems to be how humans are wired. They all seem to feel "My way is the right way, and don't you forget it!"