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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
Heh, it's funny because the other day I was thinking pretty much the same thing, but not about the Americans in particular. I think that freedom of speach is something we all support, just as long as the speaker shares our view.
It's much more difficult to support true freedom of speach, but it is essential to democracy. And because it goes against our instincts, it must be defended constantly.
Especially now, as all kinds of individual freedoms seem be increasingly threatened, usually by people with the best of intentions.
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Agreed.
One of the toughest (and most painful) lessons I learned about being an adult is to let people go to h*ll their own way. If they ask for help, help. Otherwise it's _their_ life, and you have to let them live it.