By: Christina Tun
The most amazing thing that separates America from the world is it's Free Speech. Many places in the world have various restrictions on it's citizens. Unlike many countries, America has something that makes them unique; the ability to have Free Speech.
Only in America can a homeless man or women worship their own god in peace, obtain a job and create their own career, marry anyone he or she desires without any conflict, and write a blog about their government. Many countries could easily judge their citizens from what an average American could do. For example, in January of 2011, Egypt cut off the Internet of it's citizens because Egyptians voiced their opinions of their president on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. They used the power of the Internet to gain awareness from the world, resulting in many violent riots. In America, Americans have the freedom to have their voices be heard which is what makes America so unique. Socialization in America has spread all around the world. The phase of social networking has not only become so popular in America but in other countries like Egypt where they utilized it and created change in the government showing the power of Free Speech.
In reality the power of Free Speech in social networking is turning out to be an ultimate weapon for ideas not just in America but the world. Americans use it in their everyday lives to tell their friends how they feel or what's going on, this ultimately helped Egypt with their revolution and eventually caused it's government to change thus proving the power of Free Speech in social networking.
The Power of Free Speech in Social Networking
The most amazing thing that separates America from the world is it's Free Speech. Many places in the world have various restrictions on it's citizens. Unlike many countries, America has something that makes them unique; the ability to have Free Speech.
Only in America can a homeless man or women worship their own god in peace, obtain a job and create their own career, marry anyone he or she desires without any conflict, and write a blog about their government. Many countries could easily judge their citizens from what an average American could do. For example, in January of 2011, Egypt cut off the Internet of it's citizens because Egyptians voiced their opinions of their president on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. They used the power of the Internet to gain awareness from the world, resulting in many violent riots. In America, Americans have the freedom to have their voices be heard which is what makes America so unique. Socialization in America has spread all around the world. The phase of social networking has not only become so popular in America but in other countries like Egypt where they utilized it and created change in the government showing the power of Free Speech.
-Maria Figueras
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that the power of free speech is amplified by all the social networks we have these days. It has been a great benefit. I liked your post because it supports free speech by showing us how it helped Egypt to find its voice and revolt. However, perhaps you should also look at the downside of free speech (in social networking). The recent riots in the UK were started by people making facebook pages and arranging to meet up and organize a riot.