This is addressed to all those who are sincerely concerned about "irresponsible speech." My friends, in a free society, irresponsible speech is allowed. Who will decide what is "responsible" speech? The government, which is made of human minds, with their own agendas? You, my friends? What you consider irresponsible, I consider appropriate and necessary.
Once you go down that road, then anything can be called "irresponsible" speech. Passionate rhetoric on both sides of the debate about collective power vs individual power, is not only good but necessary. Using metaphors, even combat metaphors, does not cause violence. We are not a nation of weaklings, crying and whining because someone called us a "bad name," as if we were children on the playground, whimpering to our teacher that someone was mean to us.
Let us be adults. We can take some adult language, and some angry tones. It is OK. Our republic has survived many fist fights by congressmen over the last 200 years, and a whole lot of rough language. It has survived, and so we will continue to survive. This call for "civility" is a tactic to try to silence opposing opinions.
We are a healthy, robust republic, as long as speech is free. Completely free.
Sincerely,
Bob Roushar
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