In Media Law and Literacy we talked about speech theories and the eight values of free expression. What are speech theories? Speech theories are the eight values of free expressions these eight values help hold our freedom of speech. These eight values are marketplace of ideas, participation in self-government, stable change, individual self-fulfillment, check on governmental power, promote tolerance, promote innovation, and protect dissent. Out of looking at all eight of these values the one that connects to me is check on governmental power and the promote tolerance values.
Checks on governmental is the ability for citizens to check the government for wrong doings. This value is the checking function of the First Amendment. This also allows citizens to know the abuses of power and then continue to do something about it at a protest or at election day. This value connects with me because the government does a lot of shady things and with this in power we can vote them out of office or protest them out.
The promote tolerance value is the power for citizens to exercise their power to make what is tolerable as a society and what is not due to the First Amendment protecting hate speech because as a society, we learn the valuable lessons including why it is hateful and worthy of condemnation. It’s how we spread norms about acceptable behavior. To better combat this action we came up with the Subsequent Punishment which is when the government or people censor you after the fact. For example, posting or saying racial things on social media like X is soon to bring you backlash due to people not tolerating it and could cost you your job or other important benefits if others see or know.
In conclusion, all of these eight values of free expression are important for all eight values tie into the First Amendment. These eight values also help exercise the peoples' rights in order to protect them. themselves from unjust and abuses of power that the government may pull.
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