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In reply to the discussion: Ted Cruz Warns That Dems Are Moving To 'Repeal' The First Amendment [View all]LynneSin
(95,337 posts)People are welcome to say anything they want. They can be as racist as they want to be, as homophobic as they want to be and as offensive to just about anyone and everyone if they like.
But Freedom of speech is a two-way street. If someone makes speech that is offensive to me I have the freedom of speech to react. I may tell that person to 'Shut the Fuck Up' or if they are in my home I may ask them to leave. I can tell them their speech is hateful and warn others that the person is full of vile hatred. And if that person runs a business of some form I can even suggest to others that we boycott it.
And what's great about free speech is others can react to me - they can say I'm wrong or they can boycott my boycott by saying they will support the person I disagree with.
Freedom of Speech is all about reaction to each other's speech.