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Freedom of speech is a huge topic of debate right now on the news. Freedom of speech just like everything else is man made, and like anything man made, it's only as good as the person using it. Right now our president, who is in charge of the united states of america, has the role of expressing an example to the masses what its like to be a american. Being american means using your right to free speech, and because free speech comes from above in ranks, you guessed it, if the higher ups can do it, so can the masses.
Now hate speech and freedom of speech are different and need to be addressed differently.
Hate speech defined by Google is, "Hate speech is speech which attacks a person or group on the basis of attributes such as race, religion, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, or gende. Free speech defined by google, which personally i think is wrong, but still here it is,
the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference, subject to the laws against libel,incitement to violence or rebellion, etc.then another word it said its also an okay term for is the "freedom of speech"
but free speech and freedom of speech is different as we talked about in class, and like the confusion it still needs to be addressed coordinately. (Freedom). What happened in Charlottesville was gross to even hear about. But, what i thought was even worse was the President's response to this matter. It brought freedom of speech on a whole new level, in the publics eye. 
"There was blame on both sides" (Michael), Trump boasted to reporters. 

Now that at first look is free speech. But, at second glance you take a look and see the masses, the americans who weren't part of the protest, they all just saw their 'leader' NOT tell everyone nazi's and white supremacists are bad. And that should be singled out as hate speech because it not only shows he condones it to the people who oppose him, but it also amplifies people who like him and will make it seem like everyone is more okay with this kind of behavior.
in conclusion we need to start monitoring what the PRESIDENT SAYS. 

“Freedom of speech.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/freedom-of-speech. Accessed 19 Sept. 2017.


MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMAN. “Trump Defends Initial Remarks on Charlottesville; Again Blames ‘Both Sides’.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 Aug. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/trump-press-conference-charlottesville.html. Accessed 19 Sept. 2017.







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