Originally Posted by JumpinJesus

I have to admit that I was almost certain there would be a far greater level of support for the editorial board than I see. What I see is almost no support for them at all, with the reason being that they used a dirty word to make their point.

I hear a lot of people saying, “Sure, they have the right to say it, but did they need to use such a bad word?” The use of the word wasn’t gratuitous; it was used to make a point – that point being that we’re apathetic about our freedoms and rights. They proved their point.

The funny thing about freedoms – or rights, as our Constitution labels them – is that you don’t have to justify a fucking thing to anybody when exercising them, and the exercising them isn't conditional based upon the tastes of those around you. What does it say about us that we tell them that they’re allowed to exercise their rights, just don’t expect us to support you when you say something we don’t like. If you support rights, you don’t put conditions on them.