The War On Free Speech Is Really A War On The Right To Criticize The Government

 To be more accurate the war on free speech is really a war on the right to criticize the government.

The government has become increasingly intolerant of speech that challenges its power, reveals its corruption, exposes its lies, and encourages the citizenry to push back against the government's many injustices.

Clearly, the government has been undermining our free speech rights for quite a while now.

Good, bad or ugly, it's all free speech unless as defined by the government it falls into one of the following categories: obscenity, fighting words, defamation, child pornography, perjury, blackmail, incitement to imminent lawless action, true threats, and solicitations to commit crimes.

Having lost our tolerance for free speech in its most provocative, irritating and offensive forms, the American people have become easy prey for a police state where only government speech is allowed.

Never forget: what the architects of the police state want are submissive, compliant, cooperative, obedient, meek citizens who don't talk back, don't challenge government authority, don't speak out against government misconduct, and don't step out of line.

While there are all kinds of labels being put on so-called "Unacceptable" speech today, the real message being conveyed by those in power is that Americans don't have a right to express themselves if what they are saying is unpopular, controversial or at odds with what the government determines to be acceptable.

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