Is there such a thing as Free Speech? [View all]
Amendment I of our Constitution states among other that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. But that is a directive prohibiting Congress from abridging the freedom of speech. And thinking further, if in our society there existed gradually acquired restrictions to what is or is not appropriate to communicate, then this directive to congress becomes also gradually of less importance.
On websites like this we have forums and groups of members with like interests. If they post a subject to open a discussion that is known to most members their ways of thinking on that subject becomes strengthened and everybody is happy. But beware when a problem is suggested that might not appease our need to have confirmed what we think we know or want to believe to be true. Maybe that is why the test pilot of the 737 MAX failed to mention or dwell on that small problem since there was a way to overcome it. Nevertheless it was a problem and not every other pilot was able to overcome it and people died because of it.
I must concede there is freedom of speech, so long as it is politically correct. Is that agreeable?
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