Arguments Against My Position: Free speech should have its
limitations and censorship as it could offend or hurt someones
feelings. Free speech if not used appropriately can cause a lot of
problems in society and over the internet.
Argument 1: Freedom of speech needs to be limited and toned down as
it could create problems over the internet or legally. While some
might say freedom of speech to do things like protest is a positive
thing the counter argument is that people having that right to speak
their mind shouldn't be allowed. "So the idea that its free
expression is
prima facie a good thing should be rejected."(Leiter 408)
Argument 2: Free speech is dividing an already divided nation and
acutally killing our nation. "Nothing. Or
at least that’s the answer one often hears from liberals and
conservatives alike. Some speech might be bad, this line of
thinking goes, but censorship is always worse. The First
Amendment is first for a reason." (Marantz). While conservatives
are fighting to keep free speech without alteration democrats
are open to an alteration of the first amendment while both
believe they should remain.
sources
Brian Leiter, "The Case Against Free Speech," 38 Sydney Law Review
407 (2016)
Andrew Marantz, " Why Free Speech is
Killing Us" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/opinion/sunday/free-speech-social-media-violence.html