There has been a lot of discussions about the 1st Amendment these days, mostly negative due to a president who uses the constitution as a tampon. Most of these conversations (yelling matches) encompass protests and dissenting government, as if that is all the 1st Amendment encompasses. Other democratic nations across the world have free speech rights, but no nation even holds a candle to ours. There are really only two restrictions; Language that incites violence (January 6th for example) and child p*rn*graphy.
While the 1st Amendment is invaluable for political dissent, it has built the greatest economic engine in the world.
While we won this nation (twice) by the barrel of a gun, it is the 1st Amendment that really built this nation.
Besides being home to some of the greatest visual artists, musicians and actors in the world, we are also the home of the greatest scientists, doctors, inventors. Why? Because of FREE expression and the opportunity to create without being hampered by silly civil right regs. It has also brought us some of the greatest immigrants the world has ever seen. Leaving their countries for America because they were tired of being held back due to free speech restrictions.
While a musket may have founded this country, peaceful protest and speech is what started it and has made this country great.
Let’s have a real discussion about the 1st & 2nd Amendment and their importance instead of shooting at each other. If we lose the 1st Amendment, we lose America.
A lot of people don’t know this, but the U.K., with its unwritten constitution, is always only a majority vote away – within the House of Commons – from losing its freedom of speech.
I would also add to the 1st Amendment that we have two oceans that protected us to a large degree before Sputnik, which also played a major role in our successful development as a nation, a free people, and a superpower. Just as they say that the Earth is in the Goldilocks zone relative to the Sun and has a bigger than usual moon for a planet’s size, which helps with our tides and the rejuvenation of our oceans and their influence on life, inorder to support and sustain life, we as a nation also have been in the Godilocks zone with two oceans at our east and west borders to help protect us when we were a young and vulnerable nation so that we could become what we are today.
“Say, did you guys see where Trump and that FCC fxcker have now closed done MTV?” ….. “WTF?”…..:
( ….. “Well, at least I still have YouTube for Dua and Sabrina 😉 ….. ” …… )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGZSWdh17l0&list=RDAGZSWdh17l0&start_radio=1
https://www.newsweek.com/mtv-uk-music-channel-shutdown-paramount-10869278
“AND, this was undoublty the best MTV video ever, and how about that Martha Quinn, huh? 🙂 ” …….:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_QLzthSkfM&list=RDj_QLzthSkfM&start_radio=1
“Man, by the way, I think it’s very depressing that we are losing MTV!” #WriteDusty! ….:
“So, let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?” …..:
“Cuz, I miss the good old days when Eileen would let you….. ” ….:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BODDyZRF6A&list=RDAGZSWdh17l0&index=25
Or, how about when we used to rock the Casbah? …..:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ&list=RDAGZSWdh17l0&index=7
AND, do you all remember this good one? ….. ( …. “Say, is that one chick in this Palmer video, Melania?” …. ) …..:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcATvu5f9vE&list=RDAGZSWdh17l0&index=3
“But regardless, without MTV, a lonely summer day next year is just going to be one cruel summer, which could turn me into a super freak” 🙁 …..:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ml3nyww80&list=RDAGZSWdh17l0&index=18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M&list=RDQYHxGBH6o4M&start_radio=1
The forefathers didn’t like political parties. Only two prominent parties has become a civil war. Partisan politics has destroyed democracy because of one party as both president and Congress. Something’s gotta give before this country implodes. Isn’t it time for one person one impartial vote without the electoral college. Another change must be constitutionally restricting presidential power such that he cannot pardon himself and fascism is a premise for immediate impeachment. The prior comment considered ocean separation from other countries. Putin has hundreds of nuclear submarines off our coasts. Before, missiles had to be launched circumpolar. Not true anymore. They can be fired laterally undetected less than a hundred miles and take out both ocean coasts without being intercepted. Our defense is nuclear submarines off Russias or Chinas limited coastlines. They have unencumbered aggression in their favor. Be nice to them. Let them have Ukraine and Taiwan. It’ll keep their finger off the button for a little while.
The “prior comment” also claimed that the two oceans protected us prior to Sputnik, which was almost 70 years ago. The world today, that DS claims, has actually existed since 1957.
The OK Corral was Republicans and Democrats. Hard to believe but someone slapped Doc Holliday and there was a difference about 6 mules. Wyatt, brothers, and Holliday (Republicans) won. How about let present day party leaders have a gunfight to solve the shutdown? Over time, retributionaly, both sides eventually lost at OK corral. Kill a few from both parties and government can reopen with little regard for either side positions.
Can you intelligently watch the FUX network? It’s extreme propaganda that’s become cult-like programming proclaiming Trump emperor. After Comey and Bolton are politically imprisoned they’ll be forced to watch it. It’s bad listening to Noem in airports. Must we all be programmed subliminally and resign to be republicans.