Number 28- Did I Just Say that Outloud?

Offend Nobody--Prompt 28
"If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little ever printed."Benjamin FranklinWhat do you think about censorship? Citizens of the United States are guaranteed the right to free speech, but many Americans feel that this right sometimes comes under attack. Have you seen evidence of this around you, even in your school? If not, have you read about anything of late that could be construed as censorship occurring in the United States?Assignment due: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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To be completely honest I believe America has overdone the whole polically offensive language thing. America was founded on the principle of freedom. That is why it is here, that is why countless men have given their lives for the preservation of this Democratic Republic. If we start hacking away at our rights such as the ability to carry arms and the right to say what we think, soon enough we wont even be able to worship how we believe the Lord God has asked us to worship. This attack against our rights has started at a young age. In one school that I attended the word "gay" was off-limits because it was offensive to some students. People make these rules in attempts to make our world a more loving and friendly atmosphere. The Government is trying to remove racism from America but in the process they have planted a new kind of racism. Now when in the process of hiring employees, many of the major corporations have had to count the number of Latinos, Whites, Blacks, and Asians that they hire so they can make their number even and evade being accused as disriminating against a certain people. Instead of being able to hire those who are ready and equipped for a specific job, they may have to hire a Latino who just happens to be less equipped for the job then an African American who has also put in an application. If we were truly not racist, then it wouldn't matter how many Asians were working at Target, and it wouldn't matter whether or not McDonalds has hired a White guy. I believe that the political world has become so wrapped up in the little details of the Government, like whether or not someone has been offended, that they can't run the Government to it's full potential.