The Pros And Cons Of Free Speech Ethical Dilemmas

Free speech is important. It enables humans to openly express any thoughts, opinions, or ideas one may have without the risk of government oppression or censorship. Social media act as platforms that promote free speech, as social media allow any person’s thoughts, opinions, or ideas to be shared with the world at the simple click of an “enter” key. However, there do exist limitations to free speech when threats or hate speech become involved. In these instances, ramifications and legal actions can be taken as a means of combating verbal threats and hateful statements. With this in mind, the Elonis v. United States sase is of particular notoriety due to its exemplification of both the role in which social media play in free speech, as well

Examples would be the Ku Klux Klan, or the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, which is one of the largest and most violent white supremacy gangs to exist. The flag has been “consistently linked to individuals who harbor racist ideologies,” and because of that, its meaning has changed to reflect what those groups represent (“Confederate Flag Should Be Banned From Public Places”). These groups abuse the freedom of speech which allows them to continue to use the Confederate Flag. One thought is that the flag should not be banned, because of the fact that the freedom of speech exists, and there should not be any backlash for supporting the public flaunting of the flag, but that thinking process is false then because people can then say that they want the flag banned because they too have the freedom of speech. If the flag was banned from public, people would still have the right to fly that flag and express their beliefs, they just wouldn’t be able to openly hate on people, just like its legal to use firearms on private property, but not freely shoot firearms in

The elite used the vigilante law to take the matter into their own hands. White supremacist took it upon themselves to create groups to enforce their beliefs when the legal system fell in their eyes. The vigilante group would persecute and arrest the defendant and implied their own law or ideas.

For example, the ACLU fought against the internment of Japanese Americans in 1942, supported women’s reproductive rights in 1973 and defended people from online censorship in 1997. Since the tragedy of 9/11, the ACLU has reinforced the rights of civilians as their top priority. Consequently, they reformed national security by pushing the USA Freedom Act, thus restricting expanding people’s liberties. Additionally, the ACLU has been an advocate for unheard LGBTQ+ voices of fighting for their rights to marry and rights to serve openly. More recently, the ACLU has challenged President Trump’s new travel bans, also known as the Muslim bans. Unfortunately, the ACLU has to continue fighting against unjust actions like

“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”- Martin Luther King Jr. The world has been battling hatred for centuries, and many wars have been fought because of this hatred, including the Civil War and World War II. Hate has come in numerous forms, including white supremacy. White supremacists believe that the white race is dominant and that all other races should succumb to their dominance. White supremacy was especially popular in the 1960s, but after the passing of Civil Right laws, many white supremacists retreated to quiet lives and died out. Recently, white supremacy has become a new trend in social media, and one hate group that stands out is the Neo-Nazi movement. Neo-Nazis pose a serious threat to the United States of America because they reintroduce Nazi ideals that resulted in the death of millions, not including casualties of war. Neo-Nazis advocate for the discrimination of Jews in pre-WWII Germany, believe in a scarily possible nationalist and fascist government, and carry out harsh protests threatening minorities.

People who were mainly fearful of others having power in politics threaten society. As members of evil white supremacists wanted to keep things separated and not mingle in other races. Race riots were produced even after WW1.” A week later in Washington, D.C., exaggerated and false reports of black assaults on white women stirred up white mobs , and gangs of white and black rioters waged a race war in the streets until soldiers and driving rains ended the fight. ”(Source 2)

In this article, it states that the people are fighting against hate. They have all been fighting against the fact that they need to bring down the Robert E. Lee statue. There has been research and interviews by Steve Chapman that state that the people are refusing to be apart of this ruling race. Modern misfits will take matters into their own hands even if it means that they need to resort to intimidation in order for this to be fixed. Steve Chapman has looked into different matters or situations like the article below that states that black lives matter. Many people are continuously fighting to make their society a lot better and making themselves heard. There is a lot of hatred in the world between different races and that is not fair to the race that is believed to have a lot more power than the other races which is believed to be the “ white race”.

A toxic combination was nurtured within this new version of the nearly century old movement. The present-day Antifa is representing much more than just the anti-fascist beliefs of the past; the new Antifa is just anti-far right in general. This widening of hate combined with the more liberal use of violence has allowed for recent events like Charlottesville to occur.

In a society that separates families from each other, kill children for unreasonable reasons, and incarcerate young adult for a crime they did not commit. This group strived in this kind of environment, instead of becoming weak as a result of this mistreatment, they became even stronger for the sake of future generation. The civil right movement and Black lives matter movement are some of the many weapons used in building this group into a strong and fortified group. The strong sense of togetherness in this community is one of the strongest weapons in overcoming this

“Black Lives Matter” —an intended progression in society without a hierarchy, merely marching forward by spur of the people. Started by three sisters who continue to keep the organization a chapter-based, left wing social justice operation, it can best be described as “Not a moment, but a movement” by those that follow it. The case that began this outcry involved a man —George Zimmerman— whom, according to Lizette Alvarez and Cara Buckley (2013), “was found not guilty [of] second-degree murder [and] was also acquitted of manslaughter, a lesser charge.” (para. 1). Since its initial start in 2013, the movement follows and protests against police brutality and civil injustice towards individuals of the Black minority; however, this is a prime example of hate breeding hate as the movement, has opened a new floodgate full of antipathy aimed towards the White-community and Law Enforcement Officials. In short, the initial idea of “Black Lives Matter” —which is to bring civil justice to the Black-community— is a good concept, but the execution by its adherents are, ironically, bigoted; the movement needs to either evolve its state of thought or disperse before it further segregates America.

Lastly, the Sovereign Citizens may be the most dangerous group among the three. This particular group believes that the government abuses their power and thus, they believe they are not bound by statutory law. The reason they are so dangerous is that they choose which laws they want to obey and which ones they want to ignore. There was an incident in May 2010 where two police officers were murdered after pulling over a father and son on the interstate (Sovereign Citizens). According to the Sovereign Citizens Movement, the movement is rooted in racism and even though many are of African descendant, they are unaware of the history of the group. At first, the group attracted white supremacist because the group developed due to people seeing Jews

The Black Lives Matter movement has swept across America. It 's branched out with chapters in over 31 cities and held rallies and boycotts across the United States(Sidner). The Black Lives Matter movement started with the outrage of the death of a young man. It continues to take over headlines and raise awareness on police brutality and inequality. However, the movement has met resistance from the All Lives Matter group. This group thinks that Black Lives Matter is a movement to express hatred towards other races. However, statistics, the views of fellow citizens, and the overall purpose of the Black Lives Matter movement, can prove that the movement wasn 't meant to express hate on other races and that we need to support the movement instead of going against it.

The media has changed the mindset of many individuals in society. If a peaceful protest is happening, then the citizens are portrayed to be angry and rioters in the media. In today’s society, people gain their knowledge from either reading off social media networking sites and newspaper outlets online. The miscommunication and biased perspectives are formed because of sources that may have an enticing headline such as saying, “Black Lives Matter is the newest hate group.” For someone who might not understand this organization would believe the negative stigma behind it. This organization stands against violence and systemic racism toward African-Americans involving the issues of police brutality, profiling, and injustices. Black Lives Matter holds peaceful protests and meetings to find solutions to help end racial inequality for African-Americans. The headline should state that “Black Lives Matter stands up for unity,” which is respectable toward the organization. However, the media tries not to promote positivity because they want to appeal more individuals with newsworthy articles. The Nationalist Association of Black Journalists Award Winning Artist, Akiba Solomon is a freelance writer who focuses on writing about race and gender. One of her most indulgence writings is titled Thugs. Students. Rioters. Fans: Media’s Subtle Racism in Unrest Coverage. Solomon is a lecturer that instructs and teaches about women and social justice issues. She discusses the intolerant

In modern society, the issue of free speech vs. censorship often comes up. It is a hot topic among those interested in social issues, and represents two well meaning but very different arguments. The argument for freedom of speech says that communication and connectivity promotes progress, while the argument for censorship says that silence and isolation promotes security.

The freedom to be able to express your own opinion is an ideology that is supported by many, however the act of promoting harm or hate is where freedom should be restricted. Freedom of speech is a right for citizens of many countries, but these citizens may agree or disagree on what is allowed to be expressed. Many people share the belief that they can say anything they want because their freedom entitles them to express any opinion they would like. In contrast, many people believe that you shouldn’t be able to say anything you want and that there should be restrictions on the type of things that you can say. In the novel On Liberty by John Stuart Mill, Mill argues that freedom of speech should be limited if and when it is harming other people in the process. Mill explains this argument by stating that silencing an unpopular opinion is unjustifiable because in order to successfully express your opinion, you must listen to the criticism. I agree with Mill’s position regarding freedom of speech based on the fact that he doesn’t support hate speech, and that there should be reasonable limits on freedom of speech in order to have an ideal democratic society. This essay will outline the justifications for Mill’s argument surrounding freedom of speech, the limitations that Mill believes should be set on freedom of speech as well as the assumptions that his argument depends on, and finally my personal viewpoint on Mill’s argument. Freedom of speech is a right that should be guaranteed to every citizen around the world, however when this speech negatively affects or harms other humans in the process, it is thereby considered hate speech which must be condemned.