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Originally Posted by bananarama

In a genuine free speech and free expression country you should be free to express a personal opinion regardless of if it is private or in public and regardless to any offence it may cause to others.

You can not go through life censoring oneself on the off chance that someone somewhere might take offence.

We have lost a valuable right in this country because we pander to babies who do not have the personalities to be adult and take words on the chin in a grown up way.

Just remember censorship is far more sinister than percieved offensive comments.

Free speech does not mean hate speech. Likewise, you can't shout 'fire' in a crowded theatre.

People really need to stop using something so sacred as free speech as a tool in their bigoted propaganda. Go to a country like China where free speech is truly prohibited and you'll see a stark difference.