“I don’t think people fought and gave their lives so that some guy can sit in his bedroom and be mean. I don’t think that’s what freedom of speech is,” he continued. “Freedom of speech is really about assembly — for us to collectively have an idea. We want to get our point of view out so we can assemble and I can appoint you to be the spokesman. That’s freedom of speech — to be able to collectively speak for a sector of people. But somehow it’s turned into ‘I can be an asshole whenever I feel like, say whatever I like, be disrespectful to people and not be courteous.’ It’s not good for our society. Not being courteous is not really freedom of speech."
Would it be piling on to point out that I think he's being an asshole and should be forced, preferably by an agent of the Government, to shut up?
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Thanks for defining your interpretation of the first amendment for me John. However, you may try a little courtesy yourself next time you disagree with someone like calling former President Bush a "warmonger." If you don't think that's rude, then you and I have a different interpretation of courtesy.
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