Is there anything you'd be willing to fight a war for?

[Eric the Green]

(11-10-2022, 08:31 PM)JasonBlack Wrote:

(11-10-2022, 05:28 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: I'd like to be proud of my country, but I want it to do right and not wrong.

If you believe in the 1st Amendment only when it's convenient and the 2nd not at all, this hardly surprises me. Alas, I feel the same, but for opposite reasons. Still, all but the most radical boomers are better in this regard than the average millennial. At least you want to limit the first amendment for safety reasons, rather than for reasons of fighting "micro-aggressions" and putting bans on "offensive behavior".

40% of them explicitly believe the government has the right to censor free speech if deemed "hateful" (who by, they don't specify). Keep in mind there are less credible sources which report figures much, much higher than this, but I'm erring on the side of understatement. We should also consider that, using Strauss and Howe definitions, these numbers will likely be even higher (today's 19 to 20 somethings are far more critical of free speech than today's 35-40yo).
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20...inorities/

I don't support the 2nd Amendment at all, although I don't think fighting a civil war to disarm the people is the right approach. It will be some generation(s) before we realize this amendment, and most if not all guns, are not needed and ARE needlessly deadly. Unless, of course, we do fight that civil war. Then the rebel side will need guns as part of its well-regulated new-government militia.

There are reasonable limits to 1st Amendment rights. Hate speech can be limited if it incites violence. The right to discriminate is not afford by the right to freedom of religion. But creeps like Ted Cruz dedicate their lives to create confusions like these so they can oppress and kill people.

The Strauss and Howe definitions of generational dates are always to be preferred over Pew demographic dates.