Saving Free Speech

Saving Freedom of Speech It is difficult to imagine that the United States is a country that accepts public discrimination and harassment of people of various races and nationality. But to some extent it is difficult to imagine that the US did not take into account its ethnic intolerance and the history of slavery. Strangely, the countries that are considered to be based on the basic assertion that everyone is equal and have fundamental rights against oppression continue to address these issues.

People with such blind spots can only see bilateral discussions - professional "freedom of speech" and "free speech" - unilateral landslides - all rhetoric from ideals is free It is said that it is a faintingistic nightmare. Our speech is strictly regulated. But the world looks very different from mine. Language seems to be never "free" to me - it has always been limited by social customs and dynamics of power. Like most authors and public figures - including those who quickly write "freedom of speech" - I may worry that writing or out of context, being summoned or protested It happens times) to me. Imagine that such a protest constitutes an attack on my 'freedom of speech' - whether it is misleading or justice, this type of protest is simply a ' Freedom "expression.

Freedom of speech is a wonderful motto. The maxim is useful. However, it is not easy to believe that 'freedom of speech' exists (as free comments were supposed), or that it is what I truly own. The truth of the problem is that there are two types of speech or expression: We think that we are willing to tolerate (as individuals or as society). You may cherish specific words, ideas, expressions or identities. But if enough people collectively refuse to accept it, then that time. . . You can scream "freedom of speech" All things you want on your lung, but it will not protect you

The paradox of freedom of speech and tolerance is focused on the fundamental problem that literary liberals often ignore or reject seriously. People often use language behavior to suppress the freedom of speech of others. As I detailed in the article, when I grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, the transgender beliefs and expressions were very embarrassing in our culture so I was concerned as a transgender. During the early and mid-1990s when I began to participate in the transgender community first, we gathered in a private place and concerned about what we would do if we were discovered publicly We reviewed people who would like to participate in the conference. (Although it may be worse, harassment? Rejection?) Unfortunately, what we experienced at that time was not unique to the transgender people.