“The liberty of speaking and
writing guards our other liberties.”-- Thomas Jefferson
Indeed.
Communication is our greatest distinguishing asset as a species. It is our
essence. Thought leads to words, which naturally lead to speaking and writing. Yet
words lead to thought. Try thinking without using words. Is it even possible?
In any case, without these pillars of the human condition we are but large crustaceans
with opposable thumbs.
Yet today,
conservatives are routinely prevented from speaking, especially on college
campuses, those erstwhile bastions of higher education and competing ideas. No
one is allowed to freely and openly challenge the prevailing (leftist) dogma,
whether it be pertaining to COVID-19 vaccines, global warming/climate change,
the integrity of the 2020 presidential election, the alleged existence of
dozens upon dozens of genders, or a host of other topics. Social media outlets
will block, censor, shadow ban, demonetize, or outright permanently kick you
off their platforms should you run afoul of the Thought Police. President Trump
did just that, and he was kicked off. This is anything but healthy for a
supposedly free republic. It is, in fact, a death knell for democracy.
Freedom
of speech is Constitutionally protected via the First Amendment. It was
placed first out of the original Ten Amendments (27 now) because it is so
essential to a free society and an individual. (In my opinion, the
Second Amendment was placed there as the best guarantor of the First
Amendment—and all those to follow.)
The
First Amendment is under furious assault. The Second Amendment is, too. There
are those on The Left who would like to throw out the entire Bill of Rights and
the Constitution along with it. If government, “the elites,” and those in
organizations like the World Economic Forum can water down, abridge, or repeal
our First and Second Amendment rights, there is clearly no right they intend to
leave intact. (A recent survey
conducted by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity found that an incredible 47%
of elites believe the U.S. government allows its citizens too much
freedom! A large majority of them would like to impose “strict rationing of
meat, gas, and electricity”…and would ban the use of gas-powered
vehicles.)
Whether
in spoken or written form, words can be powerful. They can move us, motivate
us, inspire us. And they can inspire thought, which can lead us to change our
minds—or question what we have been told.
This
is why The New Totalitarians of The Left, also known as today’s Democratic
Party, are so afraid of them. Those who hold positions of power—and low
character—know that their arguments are weak and their policies detrimental to
all but themselves. It is, therefore, essential to shut them up.
Though
they may temporarily succeed in making it a Hell here on Earth, they will eventually
have to deal with the Grantor of the unalienable
rights they stole from us.
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