Vincent Vega
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Yes, having a country of three hundred million individual minds you are very likely to offend someone by doing or saying something, especially if it is such a controversial and emotional topic as it is the Iraq war.
But you can't limit freedeom of speech so that everybody always feels fine about everything.
There are some restrictions, like hate speech, or like in Europe the denial of the Holocaust, which some claim even does more bad than good, recently broad up by one of the most important representatives of the Jews in Germany, but overall freedom of speech is one of the most important values gained by our society, and has to be protected.
So many people have died for it, and are still dying or suffering for it, and we don't do ourself any favour if we cut it only always someone disagrees with something.
You can't make everybody feel comfortable.
If they want their son's name removed, make an appointment, meet in a nice atmosphere and discuss it in a quiet temper.
Then a compromise could be reached.
But you can't limit freedeom of speech so that everybody always feels fine about everything.
There are some restrictions, like hate speech, or like in Europe the denial of the Holocaust, which some claim even does more bad than good, recently broad up by one of the most important representatives of the Jews in Germany, but overall freedom of speech is one of the most important values gained by our society, and has to be protected.
So many people have died for it, and are still dying or suffering for it, and we don't do ourself any favour if we cut it only always someone disagrees with something.
You can't make everybody feel comfortable.
If they want their son's name removed, make an appointment, meet in a nice atmosphere and discuss it in a quiet temper.
Then a compromise could be reached.