Free Speech on Independence Day
by Owen Borville
July 5, 2024
As Americans celebrate Independence day this year, we should be reminded of one of our greatest freedoms that we have in America, and that is the freedom of speech.
Americans have cherished the right of free speech since the first day of independence, and the right to give an opinion on any issue according to personal beliefs.
Free speech includes one's ideas on any issue, whether political, religious, or any issue that comes to mind and Americans have the right to give their opinion orally or in written text.
However, sadly, some individuals and groups want to take these rights away. Certain powerful and influential groups want to limit what other Americans can say about a particular issue because the message may not be popular or appealing to someone else.
As Americans, we must exercise our right to free speech by continuing to use this right of free speech. If this right is not used, it could be taken away in the future.
With the growth of the internet and online resources, there has been an issue about individuals or groups posting false information, or information that is not true.
Those that want to limit free speech use the false information argument as reasoning to limit free speech.
However, the very nature of free speech allows other Americans to correct those who post false information by simply posting their opinion online.
Therefore, in a nation that cherishes free speech, a citizen can easily refute another citizen who posts false information.
The unfortunate occurrence of false information is not a valid reason to limit free speech, but rather is a reason to extend free speech so that false information can be corrected.
We owe our fellow Americans to voice our opinion about issues, to help make America a better nation, and to voice opinions about false information in order to warn others.
Some information sources are more credible than others and Americans should have enough reasoning whether to trust information from a particular source or not.
Also, publishers of information and ideas must earn trust from their readers and the public.
The best way to earn trust from readers and the public is to consistently publish true and reliable information and to use credible sources of information when producing content for online publications.
by Owen Borville
July 5, 2024
As Americans celebrate Independence day this year, we should be reminded of one of our greatest freedoms that we have in America, and that is the freedom of speech.
Americans have cherished the right of free speech since the first day of independence, and the right to give an opinion on any issue according to personal beliefs.
Free speech includes one's ideas on any issue, whether political, religious, or any issue that comes to mind and Americans have the right to give their opinion orally or in written text.
However, sadly, some individuals and groups want to take these rights away. Certain powerful and influential groups want to limit what other Americans can say about a particular issue because the message may not be popular or appealing to someone else.
As Americans, we must exercise our right to free speech by continuing to use this right of free speech. If this right is not used, it could be taken away in the future.
With the growth of the internet and online resources, there has been an issue about individuals or groups posting false information, or information that is not true.
Those that want to limit free speech use the false information argument as reasoning to limit free speech.
However, the very nature of free speech allows other Americans to correct those who post false information by simply posting their opinion online.
Therefore, in a nation that cherishes free speech, a citizen can easily refute another citizen who posts false information.
The unfortunate occurrence of false information is not a valid reason to limit free speech, but rather is a reason to extend free speech so that false information can be corrected.
We owe our fellow Americans to voice our opinion about issues, to help make America a better nation, and to voice opinions about false information in order to warn others.
Some information sources are more credible than others and Americans should have enough reasoning whether to trust information from a particular source or not.
Also, publishers of information and ideas must earn trust from their readers and the public.
The best way to earn trust from readers and the public is to consistently publish true and reliable information and to use credible sources of information when producing content for online publications.