In the United States, freedom of speech is a right inscribed in the laws which govern and protect the land. Meaning we, as citizens, are entitled to what would be considered a privilege in many other countries. It is this right, however, which has prompted the violence and divide seen in college campuses. Not the unification much anticipated. Freedom of speech has been made the villain, it seems, standing in the way of the Leftists at Berkeley. Protest groups and their need for “closed perimeters” are where the fear of self expression stems from. The fear of being judged or misinterpreted. Berkeley students who find themselves affected by “Berkeley Free Speech Week” should not be at college in the first place. These institutions foster
In the United States, freedom of speech is a right inscribed in the laws which govern and protect the land. Meaning we, as citizens, are entitled to what would be considered a privilege in many other countries. It is this right, however, which has prompted the violence and divide seen in college campuses. Not the unification much anticipated. Freedom of speech has been made the villain, it seems, standing in the way of the Leftists at Berkeley. Protest groups and their need for “closed perimeters” are where the fear of self expression stems from. The fear of being judged or misinterpreted. Berkeley students who find themselves affected by “Berkeley Free Speech Week” should not be at college in the first place. These institutions foster