Aren't you glad we enjoy the right to express our ideas freely without being persecuted?
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Hah!   I would have said that a while ago.      I  and  an increasing number of  Q & A  members are finding themselves being outrageously and  arbitrarily  censored...  having either a  question or an answer deleted by Yahoo for no other reason  than  that somebody thought it would be a fun thing to report   a  non-existent  "abuse"     Yahoo does not look into the allegation to see if it  was at all valid, and  evidently  they don't give a  darn.    So before you  get too comfortable  with your  feelings of  "lovely  freedom to  express your thoughts and ideas"   wait  a  while.    It  seems to have become  the current  fun thing to do to  somebody who hasn't posted a doggone thing that you would even hesitate  to let your grandmother read.
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responsibly free spirited
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because we have the freedom to be that way
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It's true, we all have our own personal beliefs, yet some tend to lean theirs onto others. They'll say it's "Freedom of Speech." How about "Freedom of Choice"?  I choose to follow my path, which may parallel with yours or go in a different direction, but I'm not going to insist mine is THE way. It's what works for us that we choose the road which to walk.
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Great question.  There is alot that is right with our country.  We have the freedom to speak what we wish no matter how stupid it may be.  We have the freedom to get any job that we are qualified for.  We have the freedom to worship as we wish.  We have the freedom to marry who we wish.  I know there are other countries who do the same.  I am proud of my country even though I get tired of all the political bickering that is going on right now.
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Just because people are rich and famous doesn't mean they are evil or comaparable to sickos, or need to have their privacy invaded. How would you feel? You may be too close to this project to see that nobody should encroach on anyone else's rights...there is such a thing as free speech, too.
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you are absolutely right,we all have the right to our own thoughts and beliefs,it sounds very childish and rude for someone to knock or dispute these things in which we care so much for.-
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We have a right to disagree, but not to disrespect. We can disagree in a civil matter. When we go about burning down places of worship or marking grafitti, using their icons and symbols purposely in a demeaning way...all of these are disrespectful. And one can be satirical about religions in a respectful way as well. I think we just have to ask ourself "if it were me, how would this make me feel?" before we act or before we say something...because sometimes there are better ways to phrase what we have to say, but we don't stop to take the time to really think about all the ways we can say something. If we did then we wouldn't have to say things like "I didn't mean it like that" or "oh, well you know what I really meant".
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Freedom of choice  is wonderful thing
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I disagree. There should be freedom of expression in all forms, but with responsibility to the society attached to it.
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They have the right to free speech!\n\nBut they shouldn't be surprised when we exercise our rights not to buy there crap....
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No, we should not ignore this. I do believe that everyone has a right to come to this country to make a better life for themselves, but I believe that you should have to earn this right. Living with the rights that we do have is a privilege.
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It's free enough for us to do whatever we want to do. But there is always accountability for our own actions. If you want to do something about the wrongs in the world then do it that's what freedom is for.
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Oh yeah ,its called freedom of speech .Also you have the same rights also (the arrestee)
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it makes me proud to be an american where at least i know im free, freedom of speech, we are just free to do what we want for the most part. in most countries they have no freedom which is sad but we as the USA can say that
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So, you should be free to say whatever you want, but no one should be free to criticize?\n\nFree speech is great, but taking the heat for what you say is part of the package.  Unless there's a concerted effort to have you completely silenced, this is just more of the usual whining that comes when you're held accountable for your own words.\n\nA bigger question is why you feel this compulsion to post overly-generalized, cartoonish and stereotypical characterizations as straw-man questions.\n\nAre you naturally a troll, or does this require a special effort on your part?
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yes you do. when it comes to your well being you have total freedom of speech and it is a crime to prevent it. when it comes to controling your  life you have freedom of speech but it's not worth the breath it cost if you don't have a sympathetic adult willing to help. unless it's how smart you want to be, then you won't have to tell anybody!!