we need to speak out!

  We all live in a world where everyone has a voice and wants to speak. Some people try to kill our voices, and we shouldn’t let them do that. They try to make us live life the way they want, but we won't settle to that. We need to speak out. Our freedom is important because it is the only way we can survive. We need to live the way we want and say the things we want because other than that we would die! It's important for people to live in a place that respects their opinions, for if they didn't find such a place they would be miserable. If we did not express our feelings or let our thoughts out, there would be no use for them. We need to be heard to feel important. Our human nature needs to feel the need of it in a community. Thus, people always preferred to live in democratic countries. Another big major benefit for freedom of speech is that it would develop the country using the people’s opinions. For example, people would suggest ideas and solutions for the community to make their life easier. Also, if the government offered the people their right of freedom of speech, then it would limit the number of revolutions on the government. Because people would have already told what they want to say, they wouldn’t have to protest for their decisions. Our ideas and thoughts will be spread out into the community, and they will protest for us. Another thing is that if people shared their opinions together, then they will get to know each other better. They will get to learn about each other interests and opinions, whether it’s about politics or anything else, and that would lead them to having a more bounded community.

   Although freedom of speech is really important and should be given to everyone, sometimes it could cause problems. For example, there are some people that take freedom of speech too far, so they start saying cruel and disrespectful statements about others without caring about their feelings. This will cause some conflicts between people because of the lake of respect between them. Another thing is that these disrespectful statements that people would say would be considered as bullying, and it would probably cause socializing issues or lower their self-esteem. Also, some opinions might encourage people, especially youths, to do bad things that affects the country or themselves in a bad way. For instant, what’s happening in the middle east, where some people are calling youths to join Isis, and they are convincing them that killing people and blowing themselves is a good thing. Furthermore, people could disrespect their king or government and that might cause them to leave their country or protest in it, which will affect the economy in a bad way. Also, some of the people’s opinions would be useless because when everyone is allowed to speak that means that some people would just want to talk and say anything without even thinking before saying it. There is a statement in Arabic that says, “your freedom ends when it effects others’.” I totally agree with this saying because it explains the idea that we should have freedom, but in terms where it won’t hurt anyone. However, I believe that people can work a way in order to have a respectful freedom of speech in their communities.

   Even though there is a lot of problems for freedom of speech, I believe that it should be a civil right for citizens. If people really think through it, they could find some solutions. One of the solutions to keep the freedom of speech from crossing the line is that the government should put a law for people that offense others to go to jail. However, I think that these people in the society are civilized enough to know when they are going too far with their speech. This way people would have to respect one another in order not to go to jail or be exposed to any other types of punishments. Another way to help people control their freedom is by educating people, and by teaching them the true meaning of words. This way people could understand that some statements and words could hurt others deeply. If people understood the true meaning of a word, its roots and where it came from, they would be most likely to understand why that word is so hurtful and cruel to others. Also, we have to raise awareness between people, which will probably lead people to reduce the amount of bullying in their society. However, I believe that people should be able to limit the amount of unawareness in the society and set boundaries to themselves by their selves, not by the laws and the punishments that the government determine. It’s important for us to find a solution for the problems that are caused from freedom of speech because if we didn’t find a solution, then the government might take that right from us.