Title: Why Freedom Of Speech Needs Limitations
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Why Freedom Of Speech Needs Limitations
We may have the right to freedom of expression, but that doesn't mean we express hatred.
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Content: In America people are often afraid to call racism and prejudicial hate speech, instead referring to it as a different opinion or freedom of expression. Believe me, I understand how possessive and territorial Americans get when it comes to their right to freedom of expression, but we have take a step back and look at this from a critical standpoint and think about how detrimental hate speech is to society as a whole. One of the stark contrasts between the right to freedom of expression in America versus other nations such as Canada, the UK, Australia, along with other nations is that they have laws against hate speech. None of them are necessarily fool-proof but at least they have some type of legislature against it. I understand that the controversy surrounding this is that in order for America to criminalize hate speech, it would have to legally classify and define what hate speech is, something that can be arguably difficult. But if other nations have been able to do it, why can’t America? And let’s think about it: if we had had laws against hate speech, groups like the Ku Klux Klan might never have reached its momentum, people like Donald Trump would never have made it within a hundred miles of politics, Fox News would most likely have so many cases against it that it would have to shut down. I applaud America for guaranteeing its citizens the right to freedom of expression but there need to be limitations. Otherwise, the people of America as a society risk regressing back to the days where blatant racism and discrimination was applauded and expected.