Is Freedom Of Speech Dead?

I don't think this right has died, far from it. Each (American) has the right to say what he or she wants, when he or she wants. The issue is, are you willing to accept the consequences for what you say? Some people do not think before they speak and say things that can easily be turned around or viewed as something totally different then the meaning the speaker intended. This can cause negative feedback and even violence. It's nothing new though, it has happened throughout history and continues to occur every day. The right to say it, however, remains regardless of whom it ticks off.

If it was then you wouldn't be allowed to ask this question

It isn’t dead, People just often take Freedom of Speech too far and/or for granted.

Free speech requires responsibility for what one says. Yet, No matter how truly unoffensive ones words are, The Politically Correct movement acts like unless ones words are ridiculously sanitized, one is being “improper” & “offensive”. Political Correctness is just plain asinine. With the Politically Correct movement, One is condemned no matter what one may say.

When people are purposely being ridiculously offensive, They scream free speech when they get condemned for the filth they spew. Free speech isn’t a license to spew filth. I’m not meaning one should only use G rated speech mind you, but certain situations require decency when speaks or writes.

We still have freedom of speech, but it is becoming more and more limited. Amazingly it is not the government doing the limiting, it is the people. If you are wiling to fight for your freedom of speech it will be guaranteed to you. Otherwise, you are letting yourself be limited. A lot of people will let their freedoms be tarnished in the real world because they still have them on the internet, but they don't quite understand that this is next.

So, as long as you fight for and exercise your freedom of speech, it will always be there.

The Freedom of Speech is alive and well, but it's a double-edged sword. | My question 'Why is there a double-standard to who can use of the N-Word?' is an example where some are allowed to exercise their Freedom of Speech, while others may suffer consequences if certain WORDS/VIEWS are voiced. The 'Political Correctness' movement has also weakened 'Freedom of Speech'. Internet Neutrality is like Freedom of Speech, and it too is being attacked. Censorship comes in many forms, so keep an open mind. Don't take what the media or government are saying at face value. Fact Check them, and point out BULL$H!+. Don't be lemmings/sheep. We've come this far, so let's NOT lose this precious right.

Freedom of Speech, and everything else in the Bill of Rights, only limits what the government can do. It has nothing to do with what private (e.g. businesses, private organizations, etc.) can do.

There are times when free speech needs to be exorcised for good reason. People need to be able to question authority and the actions of government for all their good, our leaders are still human and not perfect. They make bad decisions that we need to be able to speak out against if we truly feel policies are wrong.

However we have to learn to exorcise our free speech in a level headed and constructive manner. Disagreeing with something is fine. But there are many positive ways to disagree with something without becoming another generic foul mouthed infant.

I am proud to live in europe where I feel I can say whatever I want. However I am proud that most of us are blessed with self control so that we avoid being offensive for the sake of being offensive and that when things anger me i'm able to expel my annoyance in a level headed manner without making a big deal over something small and inconsequential.

Basically. You can have free speech. But just try to be nice. It's not hard and remember that for all our different colors and beliefs that we are all just human. We all feel love, hate, sadness, jealousy and fear to some extent. We are all trying to make the best of the cards we've been dealt.

Freedom of speech has never been more free.....Dude you can be and say whatever you want to.

you can still say what you wish... but are you willing to accept what you say. for example i can say something and end up offending them, now the question is do i have the right to offend other people? do other people have the right not to be offended? do i have the right to say that i'm going to do bad things to people? do people have the right to live without fear of people doing bad things to them, such as killing them?

you have the right to say what you want, i believe i have the right to not live in fear of someone killing me and i believe i have the right to not be offended by what other people say...

So as the old saying goes "your rights end when my rights began."

There never was such thing as freedom of speech. Just politicians who like to BS and people who fall for it