Exactly. Freedom of speech* means you are free to speak something.
Not free of the consequences of the effects of what you are saying. It also means you are not free of social consequences of your speech (i.e.: people not listening, walking away, ignoring you, shunning you). You’re also not free to speak in a private context, as the First Amendment only pertains to the state, not individuals and their private property. Meaning a social media platform is free to ban you for whatever view you are stating.
Freedom of speech, not from consequence.
*: With limitations in regards to genuinely illegal things, such as denying the holocaust as a citizen of Germany.
Exactly. Freedom of speech* means you are free to speak something.
Not free of the consequences of the effects of what you are saying. It also means you are not free of social consequences of your speech (i.e.: people not listening, walking away, ignoring you, shunning you). You’re also not free to speak in a private context, as the First Amendment only pertains to the state, not individuals and their private property. Meaning a social media platform is free to ban you for whatever view you are stating.
Freedom of speech, not from consequence.
*: With limitations in regards to genuinely illegal things, such as denying the holocaust as a citizen of Germany.