>And, lest we forget, the right to free speech only guarantees that the
>government won't pass laws or take actions to directly inhibit your ability
>to express an opinion. That means the government won't interfere with you
>right to say what you want, but it doesn't mean others can't decide to
>limit what things they wish to hear/read. At least in this country.
I think you'll find that the right to free speech has a lot of nuances.
Much of it is to do with the ability of unpopular speech to be allowed a
platform. Much of it has to do with the ability or not of the powerful or
controllers to stop others saying things.
It of course doesn't have anything to do with forcing others to listen -
but that is a red herring and not the point here.
Ivan
