In the risk of having some major controversy going on in my blog, (well I’m sure that won’t really happen) I am gonna talk about something I heard today that disturbs me.
Free speech is certainly a precious commodity, that needs to be protected. Protected from government trampling on, and taking away that freedom. If the government ever decides to make any specific speech illegal, that is something that needs to be fought against, no matter how controversial it may be. If some speech needs to be made Illegal, I would question why that speech is being made illegal. Is it something that is not really true, but they are trying to ensure people don’t question it to much? Is it the government trying to change public perception of an issue? I don’t know why they would make speech illegal, but there is certainly something controversial in making any speech illegal, maybe even conspiratorial.
So here is my controversial statement, I don’t think it’s controversial but some might. Do not think I doubt the holocaust, I just wonder why on earth counties in Europe have made it illegal to doubt the holocaust. It is illegal to deny it, or minimize it. That seems weird to me, that they would limit this free speech issue, on something that actually happened.
Second, states like South Carolina are trying to pass laws that make it illegal on state college grounds to speak ill of Israel. This is clearly a free speech issue that is wrong. What’s this fascination with Jews and Israel? If you discuss the holocaust in Europe, or if you speak negatively of Israel in South Carolina you can go to jail? I just don’t get it. It might make for a good conspiracy theory.
