Some say they will defend to the death a person's right to say whatever he/she wishes. Sometimes it costs lives because of what the speech incites. But I guess lives are not more important than the right to insult/demean/antagonize/humiliate/desecrate/agitate. Right?
I absolutely agree and you have said what I was trying to express.. you did it perfectly! My point when i say about free speech is that in OUR right, *(which for the record we absolutely do have here) does not over rule someone else's rights..
So when we say nasty insulting, abusive words; words which are designed, (and don't pretend otherwise!) to hurt and humiliate.. then we ARE harming others... it's arrogant, selfish and just being a horrible person to not acept that..
Words can harm.. anyone who doesn't think so is imo being ignorant.. what about the abused wife who, every day, is told she is useless, worthless, a waste of space, that she is nothing...that no one else would have her... are people so dumb that they cannot fathom the damage this does??? People cannot figure out the damage to self esteem and how this can have real physical impact?? It hurts just as much as physical pain... and has physical and real life consquences...
Can we not even work out that the girl who is constantly told she is fat and ugly and who then turns to cutting or anorexia and dies is CAUSED by hurtful words???
Soooo many examples.. but yet some people seem not to be able to see this????? I dont get it!!!
WE CAN and do say what we want.. no one's saying we shouldn't be free to express our opinions... but as civilised human beings we can and surely SHOULD temper that to respect other's rights.