User talk:Bluejacket08

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The right to free speech is one of the born rights of man, and should be given to all citizens of the world, as believed by philosophical pioneer John Locke. Free speech includes spoken, written, and physical actions as long as they are not directly hurting any other persons. This right is the first amendment to the people of the United States, and is abused and mistreated by both the government and the citizens. The thing about free speech is that it needs to be censored, but the best way to do so is to by the self. Self-censorship is, sadly, a lost art to many of today’s society, but with the teachings of common sense it is an art that can easily be found again. The MSNBC survey tells us that only 83 percent of students believe people should be allowed to express unpopular views. That may seem high to some, but when you really ponder on it, it is saddening. Without the expression of unpopular views new views will never see the light of day, meaning man will be placed in complacency, doomed to live as a slave to higher forces. Though honestly it isn’t very surprising, people put so much importance on making money that they lose their love for knowledge. There’s a movie, “Idiocracy,” that shows us our fate if we continue down that path. Is it fair to give up some of our rights after 9-11? Not at all, we shouldn’t become slaves to war, but we should definitely start to alter our thinking. Why do we have war in the first place? If this is or was to be a Christian nation shouldn’t we then try to solve all our international relations through diplomacy? The bible tells us to turn the other cheek, so by waging war against someone who attacks us our nation is sinning. Though I’m sure we can all agree that it would be foolish not to show our power against our attackers, we should be above the other by using our brains instead of our brawn. If a child kicks you with all his might will you kick him back with all yours? The first amendment is a tool and it should be used accordingly. Rules are made to be guidelines, a perfect example being the 10 Commandments. God knows that we will break these rules he has set, so he forgives us our sins each time. Society cannot function as god does however therefore our rules need to be refined a bit more, and the proper way to refine them is through the people. There only need be two rules in society really: 1) Treat others as you wish to be treated; and 2) Function for the good of the group. One should always ask the questions what will this do to others and what will this do to me. If we can to do this together as a whole we can form a society that all people can live freely in without worry.