Breathing in freedom.

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Freedom is such an unwanted word in our society now. The said part here is that if you go out to seek freedom, the disadvantage is that you don't have anyone helping you or providing for you. We would have had a wider understanding of different possibilities if we are actually tasting in freedom.
We are like always being lashed by two completely opposing conditions: good and bad, right and wrong, likable and unlikable, justifiable and unjustifiable, appropriate and inappropriate, knowing and ignorance, pleasure and pain. So you see we rather have choice or the right to choose in our hands.
I am a Bangladeshi national and I have got that every right, as stated in our constitution, to censure my government to support their ostracized, bizarre ideas, which may be offensive to those around me, that is, it is great tool as a check on political power.
For a young energetic person like me, freedom is about acquiring a certain level of responsibility, frankness along with a better sense of liability. And in order to maintain that environment, it is up to my government to monitor groups spreading sexism, racism, inequality, extremism, fascism and finally terrorism. This attempt would greatly help the general mass to fight for what they feel is right without getting worried. Inspired individuals become the ultimate champions here. If freedom of expression is protected and championed then the long-term societal benefits will be tremendous.
If I am to talk about Bangladesh's recent situation, then in my view point there should be freedom of speech but with reasonable restrictions were not idiots as many of us try to prove. History is actually full of such stories. People actually did this in the past, that's why the government had to impose restrictions on their so called freedom. The point I am trying to make in the whole blog is that there should be a line somewhere.
Yes, without freedom of speech, growth of society and civilisation is not possible. Every great idea faces opposition, at least initially and it is absolutely normal. Now the question remains, who will draw the line to mark what is reasonable and what is offensive and what is illegal? It is always right to trigger and poise a difference of opinion or speak my mind but not always prudent. It is our collective responsibility has a whole, as a nation, as an individual, as a party to maintain up these norms. So we should stop counting errors in others and start checking and rectifying ourselves instead. Freedom of speech doesn't merely mean, "I can say whatever I want." It means "I can say what I want without fear of aggression or violence." The sad part comes in when too often the implied part is overlooked.

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