Repression Of Speech

Many Universities around the country, especially Ivy league schools, are dealing with students and faculty repressing other’s freedom of speech. However, they aren't the only ones. Many journalism outlets such as Fox News, MSNBC, and Rush Limbaugh act the same way. This is due to the conflicting ideologies that party’s side with. Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, has discussed this topic and his ideology. I believe that a citizens speech shouldn't be repressed based on the principles of respect, constructive criticism, and neutrality. As the founding fathers debated the constitution of the United States, we must work together as a whole to create a greater way of life for everyone. The slogan that my middle school had taught

However, as Bloomberg states, “The more student’s emulate this model”, in regards to how Congress handles policy by trying to repress each other, “the worse off we will be as a society” (Atwan 107). I strongly agree with what Bloomberg is stating. Although my point is against repression of speech based on one’s ideology, criticism is needed in certain situations. However, we must take in the criticism and discuss the issue at hand. If the criticism is presented in an orderly manner, we can use it to our advantage and create something better based off the criticism. In politics, there is no winning, there is only a stalemate. One party has their own views and is not willing to accept another’s views. This is not the way around the discussions. Both parties must make their own viewpoints and negotiate with what is acceptable and equal for both of them. When both parties are heard clearly, as I stated earlier, criticism must be mixed into the pot. It is then up to the parties to negotiate it and use that criticism to formulate a prefered understanding and fix the issue at hand. There should never be one majority opinion. Bloomberg states, “96 percent of all campaign contributions from Ivy League faculty and employees went to Barack Obama” (Atwan 105). Ninety six percent is to high of a number for one individual candidate. He goes on to state, “you have to

When we only expose ourselves to one sided political media outlets, we become biased on certain policies and ideology. We can’t just watch only Fox or MSNBC, we can’t just listen only to Rush Limbaugh, we have to see both sides. As media outlets are given Freedom of the Press, one sided sources can say what they want, under their legal standards, and be allowed to express themselves however they want. When one holds an extreme bias, repression and arguments are the next to come when an opposing viewpoint is said. As a nation, we cannot repress others, we should be open minded. A right leaning independent will agree more conservatively, however, they might have some liberal opinions. As an open minded traditional conservative, I will accept and try to understand liberal based economics, that is keeping an open mind to media outlets such as MSNBC or neutral outlets such as PBS or CNN. Some may see as Rush Limbaugh telling the facts for you, however, he is only giving one sided pro conservative facts. What about positive liberal facts, we are not getting their side of the story. Staying neutral and open minded, in my opinion, is the best option. That way you hear both arguments and can make your own opinion based off of what has been