Apr 03 2008
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech? so much to say about such a short frase! For me freedom of speech is having the ability to say what you think without getting in trouble for it. I do not mean that you can just say bad words wherever you want but that you can say your opinions and agreements without being judged or punished. I think we have different right as a person and as a blogger. I believe this is so because in a blog, everyone sees what you have to say. In reality, only people that are really intented to hear it do. In a blog, I think you have the ability to say what you think as long as you don’t harm anybody or corrupt the minds of younger readers. Since you probably know, the internet is opened to anyone who has a computer. By everyone, I also mean children. If we write about things that maybe their parents don’t want for them to know just yet, we will be corrupting them. I don’t think it is for us to judge what we would like children to hear, but for each independent parent. It can also be hurtful.We could express things online that our friends might agree with but other people may find offensive. I think this is a very delicate subject to discuss because every one probably has a different opinion on what is offensive. I think we have this right on the blogs as the U.S. constu¡itution promises, but we have to be more careful because people from other cultures and countries also access the web! 
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I really liked your post! I agree with you in all of your points, especially where you say that we are no one to decide what children see. This is a decision that parents should make. Another of your points to which I really agreed was where you said that many of the things you say can be hurtful for people, but others wouldn’t mind. Great job!
Natha, I agreed in what you said about that we have the ability to say what we think as long as we do not hurt anyone. But I am not so sure about corrupting the mind of younger readers. How do we know if we are corrupting them? I believe we have the right to say what we want as long as it is not offensive, but do you believe we should stop saying some things for younger readers? And do you believe we should not say what we believe in because it may be offensive to other cultures?
Natha, I love how you are ALL about peace! If everyone in this world would be like you, the world would be a better place. I found very interesting how you relate this site to the world. I had never thought of being considerate in that way with children. Great work!