Your Free Speech Right Is Not Absolute When it Comes to Your Social Media Posts

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“In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.” - George Orwell

“So the same cultural and political issues that divided us in 1968 are still dividing us.” Russell Banks was an American writer of fiction and poetry

I know what it's like to lose your home. I know what it's like to be hungry. I know what it's like to lose a family member because of a lack of health care. So all of these things aren't just political issues for me. All of these things are personal to me. -Jaime Harrison , lawyer, middle school teacher and politician

BIG Idea

Yes, you have a free speech right, but if you are paying attention to a slew of news reports regarding Delta and American Airlines and other companies and school districts who have disciplined, suspended or terminated employees for making “inappropriate comments” regarding the death of Charlie Kirk, the right-wing political activist, you must also know that it is not an absolute right.

Kirk was beloved in the Party of Trump, formerly known as the GOP, but he was no ideological saint. Like Trump, he saw market opportunity on the ideological right and effectively capitalized on it. He did not shy away from selectively using information for quick, hit-and-run points when debating. He was adept at cherry-picking the Bible, especially regarding issues of homosexuality, the role of women in society, and immigration, to name a few.