Although the right to speak out against government wrongdoing is the quintessential freedom, every day in this country, those who dare to speak their truth to the powers-that-be find themselves censored, silenced or fired.<\/p>\n
Indeed, those who run the government don\u2019t take kindly to individuals who speak truth to power.<\/p>\n
In fact, the government has become increasingly intolerant of speech that challenges its power, reveals its corruption, exposes its lies, and encourages the citizenry to push back against the government\u2019s many injustices.<\/strong><\/p>\n This idea of \u201cdangerous\u201d speech, on the other hand, is peculiarly authoritarian in nature.<\/strong>\u00a0What it amounts to is speech that the government fears could challenge its chokehold on power.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.rutherford.org\/publications_resources\/john_whiteheads_commentary\/the_war_on_free_speech_is_really_a_war_on_the_right_to_criticize_the_government<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although the right to speak out against government wrongdoing is the quintessential freedom, every day in this country, those who dare to speak their truth to the powers-that-be find themselves censored, silenced or fired. Indeed, those who run the government … Continue reading