Freedom of Speech - The Next Big Thing is Under Attack

Freedom of Speech - The Next Big Thing is Under AttackFreedom of speech should be a fundamental right, that we as a people need to respect and support. However, freedom of speech has been increasingly invaded by the state through the imposition of silly and absurd rules, laws and regulations.Some points of the constitution are increasingly being cast aside and replaced with a more totalitarian attitude. Freedom of speech is now a small part of what the constitution was originally intended for. There is one point that is being overlooked by those who are trying to take away our freedom of speech.I have to go to school or university in England because I love the country. It's a great place, where I get on with other people, and the climate is very tolerant. However, at times it can be quite frustrating trying to learn about other countries because the British government is increasingly taking away our rights as well as ours.Freedom of speech is generally respected by the rest of the wo rld. In fact, you can find many countries where free speech is not even legal. In some cases you will have to pay to publish your ideas. But there are times when the state has attempted to dictate how your thoughts are expressed.A common example of this is when the state does something like they have in China where they have a huge prison where they conduct human experiments on prisoners. They use these prisoners as guinea pigs in experiments which can have fatal results if not looked after properly.Some studies have shown that the most popular research paper topics in other countries are completely unknown to the people in Britain. Unfortunately, this means that the majority of people do not know what the topics are, and therefore the debate is distorted and discredited.Many people also feel that research paper topics that are politically incorrect are not suitable to use in their course of study. However, these topics are completely legal, and as long as they don't touch on sensit ive subjects, such as religion or sexual activity, then they are allowed to use them.If the state feels that you are threatening the public order or this country in any way, then they are entitled to restrict what you can say. If we don't stand up for our own rights, then who will?