Freedom of speech

One of the biggest problems I have is when people will talk about someone offensively but when someone says something offensive about them they say " You can't say things like that." In my opinion according to the 5th ammendment any American has the means and rights to express his/her self in any way they see fit.

Many people are afraid to voice their opinions because it might not be "politically correct." What is politically correct in terms of speech? I guess the simple way to explain this would be speaking in a way that makes everyone happy. To fully express your opinion and show character you need to be able to voice your thoughts no matter how many people hate your opinion.

Our country has seemed to forget about this ammendment as everyone is biting their tongue as not to offend anyone. People that are so offended by these simple statements need to toughen up and realize that everyone has the right to express themselves. We are afraid to say anything especially about other countries, ones we are afraid at any second will pull any stunt and retaliate. We are all so afraid of this we're losing one of the things we have had millions of men and women fight to defend it. In my opinion the least we can do after the struggle they went is use the rights that they fought hard to defend. I feel if we don't use and protect this right it will be taken away from us because of people being too afraid to voice their opinions. Many celebrities have stood up and defended and use freedom of speech to preserve this right. Chris Rock freely says anything on his mind because he is a big supporter of the freedom of speech. Dave Chappelle was another famous comedian who believe in freedom of speech and spoke his mind on any topic he saw fit.