What is freedom of speech?
Freedom of speech is the freedom of an individual or community to express opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction.
Who gets to have freedom of speech?
People you agree with.
So I can publish lies, misinformation and hate speech, and it’s OK because people who share my beliefs will cry ‘freedom of speech’?
You got it.
And what about people I don’t agree with?
No freedom of speech for them.
Who regulates freedom of speech?
The far right and militant Islamists
Why them?
Because they have guns and bombs.
So do Christians respect freedom of speech?
Absolutely. Christians never ever get angry or threaten violence when you publish an article about papier mâché likenesses of their saints testing positive for Covid-19, for example.
Shouldn’t people just grow up and accept that, even though their religious figures are dear to them, that doesn’t mean everyone else is banned from mocking them?
No that’s racist.
This guide wasn’t that helpful. Are you sure it wasn’t just an excuse to publish a drawing of Mohammed?
What? No! Of course not. It’s pretty good though isn’t it?
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