There isn't a price to pay when speech is free, but as I said, ANTIFA doesn't believe in free speech. Thank you for proving my point.
When government got rid of the duel, they also got rid of free speech. Antifa is bringing the duel back so if you want to talk shit in public, you risk getting a bloody face.
No
antifa
The court system replaced the duel.
And because the court system is monopolized by lawyers and judges paying each other off politically,
that's where we lost free speech and the right to petition.
The best way I've seen to restore free speech, due process and right to petition to redress grievances is
* mediation to reach consensus so all parties interests are included and protected equally
* conflict resolution to either agree on policies and solutions, or agree to separate jurisdiction and have separately paid programs
* proportional representation by party, where whole groups can govern themselves under the policies of their choice, according to their beliefs,
and allow other groups to do the same, so they don't impose their conflicting beliefs on each other or through govt on anyone else who disagrees
NONE of these methods involve physical punching or violence.
The worst that would happen is verbal bullying and venting back and forth
which is part of FREE SPEECH.
You don't need to get physically violent to exercise free speech.
Usually it's when free speech fails that it turns physical.
With inclusive forums for mediation and conflict resolution, where nobody is judged or excluded
for expressing their beliefs verbally, this allows conflicts to be resolved peacefully without resorting to physical bullying to coerce anyone.
Emily, I don't need the courts to protect me. That's the difference between a real conservative and a fake conservative who is dependent on the taxpayer to solve all their problems. Street justice is poetic and much more affective than government.
Dear
antifa that's not what I am saying.
I agree with you that we the people invoke the laws directly ourselves.
What does apply to people like you and me who recognize we invoke authority of law ourselves,
is that we lose our free speech when we censor the free speech of others.
We lose our free exercise of religion when we oppress the same of others.
We lose our right to petition to redress grievances when we deny this right to others.
Likewise, we DEFEND free speech when we defend this right for everyone equally.
We DEFEND and enforce the right to redress grievances when we practice it.
We DEFEND due process and the right of defense when we respect this for ourselves equally as others.
That's why I was warning in a previous message
NOT to violate the due process of others, because that hurts everyone.
If our goal is to defend equal justice for all people, then we should respect
due process and not punish or judge anyone without following that process.
What I have seen from experience,
antifa, is when people are confronted
with the wrongs, they naturally seek to correct themselves. Thus the need for punishment
becomes void. They take responsibility to fix their own problems because people have pride and free will.
They want to be in charge. So when you give and respect them for taking that responsibility, they do so.
This is why I promote redressing grievances directly between people,
antifa.
And yes I agree with you, totally, that if we all did this, we'd end the need for courts.
The courts at most would "rubber stamp" agreements that the people make amongst ourselves.
We resolve our own conflicts, then we don't need courts or govt stepping in to settle our conflicts for us.
I totally believe we need to take back this power that we have as inherent in our human nature.
We become dependent on govt when we can't resolve our own conflicts.
But who says we can't?