tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593026103512648416.post1441079896530985965..comments2024-03-05T05:13:14.325-08:00Comments on A Meaningful Life, A Better World: Free SpeechMatt Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389020149472026193noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593026103512648416.post-31721936598158936222017-07-04T21:10:20.191-07:002017-07-04T21:10:20.191-07:00And let's not forget that nowhere does the fir...And let's not forget that nowhere does the first amendment guarantee anyone a platform for or the absence of consequences to their speech. Even if the Supreme Court doesn't deem any one individual printing up their own pamphlets or building their own website to spew hate something that can be punished in a particular case, that doesn't mean that that American is owed a spot on a talk show or a speaking gig at a university or even a twitter account in the name of free speech. And if someone's speech earns them criticism or protests, let us remember that that is also other people exercising their right to free speech. We don't owe flat Earthers a platform in the name of 'balance' every time we talk about a new satellite launch or interplanetary mission. We don't owe people who oppose interracial marriage or women's sufferage a platform in the name of 'balance'. Those people may express those views on their own, doesn't mean they're owed a megaphone. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771587791873524514noreply@blogger.com