{"id":1127,"date":"2012-01-31T06:37:52","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T06:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/31\/free-speech-means-the-freedom-to-offend\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:29:16","slug":"free-speech-means-the-freedom-to-offend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2012\/01\/31\/free-speech-means-the-freedom-to-offend\/","title":{"rendered":"Free speech means the freedom to offend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Via <a style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size:16px\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/t\/rights-liberties\/p\/1088403042\/free-speech-means-the-freedom-to-offend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scoop.it<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/t\/rights-liberties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rights &amp; Liberties<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/t\/rights-liberties\/p\/1088403042\/free-speech-means-the-freedom-to-offend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img.scoop.it\/QyonwCYH0cLuo2X-XARuZTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBXEejxNn4ZJNZ2ss5Ku7Cxt\" \/><\/a><br \/>Burning a flag or a religious or political book is an expression of an opinion, usually a deeply held opinion, that the item symbolises, or is the cause, of malign actions or beliefs. People should be able to express such opinions, even if it upsets and annoys others, without fear of being arrested and possibly imprisoned.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adamsmith.org\/blog\/justice-and-civil-liberties\/free-speech-means-the-freedom-to-offend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Via adamsmith.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via Scoop.it &#8211; Rights &amp; LibertiesBurning a flag or a religious or political book is an expression of an opinion, usually a deeply held opinion, that the item symbolises, or is the cause, of malign actions or beliefs. 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