Fri Feb 4, 2022 – 3:46 pm ESTFri Feb 4, 2022 – 3:46 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Freedom of speech in the USA is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution, which states that Congress “shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or the press.” For over two hundred years, that meant people in the USA were free to hold differing beliefs and to speak about them without censure. In debate class, on courthouse stairs, and in the halls of Congress, people spoke passionately about defending the right to disagree.
These days, however, our press corps, politicians, educators, and social media giants have amended the First Amendment. Now, it seems, we are only allowed to speak our mind if we agree with what they believe is true or acceptable or good. Hold a different view, and you will be labeled a white supremacist, a xenophobe, a misogynist, a violent extremist, a racist, and any other label they choose to hurl at you.
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