In Memoriam: Freedom of Speech

Open Mouth, Insert Foot

By Jacques Boulerice, published Apr 14, 2007
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Freedom of speech in the United States, ladies and gentlemen, is dead. Although it has been dead for quite a while now, it was unaware of its own demise and wandered across the land trying to re-establish its formerly respected status. Its passing has most graphically been established since September 11, 2001 when its appointed caretaker, the Unites States government, decided freedom of speech would impede the progress of its war agenda.

On September 11, 2001, the worst example of pulling the wool over our eyes ever perpetrated was committed by our government. I won't go into details here because if I did, not only would this article be censored, but the Feds might very well come down on Associated Content and shut it down for harboring someone who knows what happened that day and was trying to spread the truth, and as we all know thanks to a TV ad, truth is infectious, and the Feds don't have a vaccine ready to stop it.

Enough photographic proof exists to show what really happened that day, and there are numerous documents that have been shown to be fabrications. I personally have a web site where I delved into the supernatural as well as the government's involvement with UFOs and the 9/11 events. Occasionally it would go down for what I was told by my hosting people was a periodic review. When these "reviews" became almost monthly, I started getting curious and contacted other site managers. As one, they all told me the host's reviews were only done once a year.

In Memoriam: Freedom of Speech
In Memoriam: Freedom of Speech

The Bill of Rights supposedly created freedom of speech and expression. It looks like this is no longer valid.

Credit: National Archives and Records Administration

Copyright: Public domain photo

Takeaways
  • Freedom of speech died on September 11, 2001
  • Who used "ho's" on TV and got away with it?
  • Lawyers are also to blame for the death of freedom of speech
Did You Know?
Some words seem to be okay to use, depending on your race. Perhaps there should be a book written titled "What Blacks and Caucasians Can Say on Television".
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Very well said. I applaud you!

Posted on 01/15/2008 at 5:01:21 PM

 
Roselyn and Alyce, even though it doesn't always appear that way, there ARE certain people who can say what they want on radio (and TV), and others who can't because they don't have the clout to muster the proper audience. I still find barriers put up against my reporting. On the Web site of mine that I mentioned, I was recently allowed to restore part of what had been destroyed, but the photos from 9/11 that I had on the one page are being blocked from view. So much for freedom of speech.

Posted on 04/22/2007 at 12:04:00 AM

 
As someone who has been in radio since 1969, I can safely tell you that you sometimes have to walk on eggshells in that business. In 2000 and 2004, I was told several times by station brass that my candidacy for President of the U.S. took me out of the realm of "impartiality" about the other candidates. Well, DUH! Of course if there's something wrong with the other candidates' platforms or plans, I'll point it out. I was sternly warned that if I didn't play a little message before my show stating that the views expressed on it were mine alone and not the station's or its parent company, I would be canned, which was a waste of time because that's pretty much a national protocol in radio.

Posted on 04/22/2007 at 12:04:00 AM

 
You so eloquently described the feelings many citizens of the United States have on these topics. When I have to fill out forms, one can "volunteer" info as to "race". I always check "other" and when asked to name it, I put "human". Like you, I am especially concerned about freedom of speech. Citizens should not feel terrorized by their own government; especially in what I thought was formed to be a democratic society, of, for and by the people.

Posted on 04/21/2007 at 3:04:00 PM

 
I enjoyed your take on this topic. It's true that there are different standards for different people. Free speech is one of our most important rights. Without it, we lose the ability to (individually or as a whole) stand up against what we believe is not right. As such, free speech should not be criminalized. However, the price of such a right is that there are repercussions for all our words and all our actions. We need to be willing to deal with any social consequences that may come our way as a result of that. Imus, for example, was within his rights to say what he said. The people he worked for were also within their rights to fire anyone who did not follow whatever code of conduct they set forth for their company--regardless of when or why that code was instated. So what's the difference between Imus, Howard Stern, rap artists, and Joe down the street? That's something I'm still looking into. Thanks for the article. I enjoyed it.

Posted on 04/18/2007 at 11:04:00 PM

 
I certainly hope so, Joe, but I also fear that if it comes back, it could be as a zombie version of its old self, feeding on the flesh of righteousness until the whole system is wandering about aimlessly, looking for new victims.

Posted on 04/15/2007 at 12:04:00 AM

 
While I noticed you hinting at government involvement in 9/11, I personally believe they knew and just let it happen, but not actually behind it. Pearl Harbor is a similar situation and thankfully JFK didn't allow Operation Northwoods to be carried out. Nevertheless, freedom of speech is not dead, it is just on life support and there are those who keep sneaking the plug out. Luckily, there are some who keep plugging it back in. Take my word for it, the Free Speech Movement of the 60s is going to make an appearance in coming years. America is prime for a Nu-Renaissance.

Posted on 04/15/2007 at 12:04:00 AM

 
Fabulous article. We have so many people hiding behind freedom of speach to say horrible, hateful things, and then people who are just trying to tell the truth get in trouble? How wrong.

Posted on 04/14/2007 at 7:04:00 AM

 
Very true. One of the things that causes the rifts these days is immigrants putting their ethnicity ahead of the country they chose to live in. If America stands for anything, then there should be no African-, Asian-, or ANY-Americans---only Americans.

Posted on 04/14/2007 at 3:04:00 AM

 
Excellent article. I'm glad that others out there realize the implications this will have on free speech. And I applaud you for this: "I am part of an entire race that had their land stolen from them and their people massacred, so if I were to use such slurs when describing Caucasians, would I be right? No, because the Caucasian people living in America today have nothing to do with those who nearly exterminated my ancestors." It would be nice if more Native Americans could be like this and African Americans could also recognize that those of us here today had nothing to do with what happened to their people :( What happened to both races is disgusting and if it were happening today I would be the first person screaming about it. Why can't we all just be "Americans" regardless of our race?

Posted on 04/14/2007 at 3:04:00 AM

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