Originally Posted by TaDoW

fascinating.

You realize that by posting something mildly intellectual like that you probably won't get a response out of GFYers, right? ... and the likelihood of getting an educated response is further distilled by the length of the question (and the fact that you didn't state the question directly at the beginning or end, but somewhere in between the two.

I hate to say it, but I'm of the opinion that freedom of speech, no matter how much it may rub you the wrong way, must ALWAYS have its place in this country. Without it, you would not be wearing the clothes you wear, driving the car you drive, living in the house (or apt) you live in ... because that's probably all paid for by porn, which is made possible because a handful of brave souls have stood in that square and spoken their mind, and had lattes dumped on their heads.

Freedom of expression is also an evolutionary thing. In the 60's, the gay community was just on the verge of being accepted, and it was very much like those who stood and spoke out in defense of muslims, or against the war, or against the new big-brother laws that were forced into the books immediately following september 11th. If you defended them, you were as good as they were, and essentially were putting yourself in harms way.

The first person who stands up always get shot down, but they allow more people to follow, until the opposition is eventually overwhelmed.