184k views
0 votes
Why do you think there are limits to free speech?

User Dorin
by
4.7k points

2 Answers

1 vote

Answer:

There are limits to free speech because of how it could possibly make others feel.

User Itzik Ben Shabat
by
5.3k points
2 votes

Answer:

The limits to free speech is when it impedes somebody else's "free speech".

Step-by-step explanation:

The term "free speech" is rather a runaround. It ends where it starts. For example, let's say you are a normal person, who can take offense at something that may hurt your ego or beliefs. A person is spreading that type of information. Your free speech allows you to argue against the information provided by the person, but does not give you the ability to attack the person personally, physically, or his/her property. Another limit is using the "freedom of speech" to shut off opposing viewpoints. Leftist media and ideology typically use this kind of approach. For example, the BLM protest calls for police liability to brutality, and the freedom of life and expression. However, they themselves silence any opposition or even 3rd party in an effort to spread their own views (and only their own views). This type of free speech must be limited, as while their's are free, they suppress the freedoms of others.

So yes, there are limits to free speech. If you fail to allow someone else to give their own opinion in an effort to silence any opposition to your beliefs, sooner or later, someone else would force you to be silent on what you believe in.

~

User George Phillipson
by
5.0k points