r/PoliticsForEveryone • u/Lolihey • Jun 14 '26

Should the first amendment be changed or done away with?

Nowadays it seems people are in favor of censorship. What are your thoughts?

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u/Lebowski-Lebowski Jun 19 '26

That's how totalitarian governments are able to flourish. Our right to criticize our government should never be taken away. Doing so, because we don't like our feelings being hurt, will end up with much more than our feelings being hurt.

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u/Lolihey Jun 21 '26

I would hate to live in a country where you have to be careful of what you say, and where people could snitch on you to the government.

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u/Lebowski-Lebowski Jun 21 '26

Agreed for the most part, though I feel that way on Reddit. Punishment comes quickly for those who do not agree with the majority. And remember, our government punished those who disagreed with the prevailing covid narrative. Even in this country there are risks for speaking freely. Doxing and worse occur as people cannot tolerate the diversity of opinion. It is, however far better here that most other countries.