President Trump wants to make flag burning a crime. He is wrong on this.
The First Amendment exists to protect the speech we find most offensive.
A few weeks ago a dozen or so idiots walked around downtown Indianapolis waving swastikas. They were mostly ignored and that is the best weapon against a-holes of that ilk.
Last week a bunch of people held a counter rally downtown. Whatever, but this bigger rally drew far more attention to the hate mongers than the original Nazi rally ever did..
More disturbing was the number of people at the “love” rally calling for more stringent hate crime laws.
NO NO NO.
Once again, in case I’ve not been clear, the First Amendment exists to protect the speech we find most offensive. Repeat it until you get it fixed in your brain. It is not up to the government nor even the majority to determine what is offensive. There is no right to never having hurt feelings.
Burn the flag, be an un-American jerk. Burn a cross, and show the world you are hate-filled bigoted scum. Wave a swastika and demonstrate to all your black shriveled evil heart. You have that right.
But just because you can, doesn’t mean you should, and the rest of us have the right to call you evil, despicable human beings. And have no doubt, you are.
1 comment:
"There is no right to never having hurt feelings."
Amen, Brother.
As long as this all works all the way though, If I am offended, and choose not to do business with you (say, bake you a cake or rent you an apartment, or even sell you a car) then that should be MY right as well.
If after burning your flag, you can't get served a meal, or a beer, well, those are consequences of free speech, and that is the right of the merchant as well.
Donnie doesn't seem to realize his limits imposed by the Constitution.
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