Recent questions tagged free speech

Description : (This question POSSIBLY Not Suitable For Work -- ) What would happen if I did this (see details) ?

Last Answer : Maybe it depends on the area of the country. I suspect that where I live, probably nothing. A few months ago, there was a pickup truck in my area and it had painted on the back window Trump 2020: ... fuck and possibly having to explain it, but I guess we should get used to seeing it in public.

Description : What is a easy way to get tenure?

Last Answer : You might want to define your context. “Tenure” applies to a number of circumstances.

Description : Do you think Kathy Griffin should just have apologized for her stunt and let it go?

Last Answer : No. I’m sick of people apologizing for jokes that didn’t land. Get over it world. Find a better cause, or you know… fuck off.

Description : How does trump figure this is violation of free speach? (See link in details.)

Last Answer : answer:Presumably because some students didn't let Milo Yiannopoulos speak. UC Berkeley said We condemn in the strongest possible terms the violence and unlawful behaviour that was on display and deeply ... speech. Clearly absurd and threatening to cut funds is a reaction to a non-existent problem.

Description : "Je suis Charlie". Is western hypocrisy revealed once again?

Last Answer : answer:It's what happens when you deal with assholes: they turn equally offensive to you as they are to anyone else. Although, the offended ones here are not only hypocrites, but stupid as well: if ... would be nice to you. and the world runs on hypocrisy anyways, this is a minor, banal example

Description : Arab Spring vs. Yankee Autumn, am I missing something?

Last Answer : Hypocrisy_Central Excellent point. The same people want to break up peaceful demonstrations here that supported wars to export democracy, but laws to engineer voter rights and districting to assure single party rule here.

Description : If it's free speech, how come you have to be a multimillionaire or multibillion dollar corporation to afford it?

Last Answer : in b4 the “freedom isn’t free” a**holes

Description : Is Fluther really a free speech site?

Last Answer : answer:Yes. Or no. See that? Power of free thought and opinion. Wield it responsibly, and go forth.