[Sir Goulum]

Originally posted by The Hunter of Jahanna: Speech is only free as long as you say what people want to hear. Even if there are no governmental controls there are definately societal pressures.I can use this forum as an example. Look at the "should you smack your children" thread in this forum. Almost the entire first page was people posting that you should never hit your kids. Now there were some people who posted a counter opinion but I am sure that some people felt a little bit of pressure to go allong with the group. The point I am trying to make is, that even though the government may not restrict speech your peer group does.I will say though that here at IW its a LOT more polite than the real world , mostly thanx to the mods. I can say that I am pro abortion,pro death penalty,anti religeous or anything else I want to according to the government , but if I do that here I might get banned by a mod or chastized by other IW members. If I do it in my daily life I could get fired from my job or someone could take it personal and try to beat me up. With that hanging over my head , I have to ask , is my speech realy free?

I agree with you, Hunter. Theres nothing really left to say.