xvbones said:
I'm going to sigh once, roll my eyes very very loudly, and point out that 'freedom of speech' is 'freedom of expression.'
They are the same. They mean the same thing. There is no divide. There is no discrepancy. Even when splitting hairs. Even when being pedantic. Even when arguing semantics.
Freedom of expression is protected by the first amendment.
I will not respond to you any more about this, just so we are clear.
No it isn't. Freedom of expression isn't real. It's extrapolated from freedom of speech. Freedom of expression does not mean the same thing as freedom of speech, since "expression" is some random thing people made up due to not understanding nor having read the first amendment. There is a divide. There is a a discrepancy. It is there when splitting hairs. It is there when being pedantic. It is ESPECIALLY there when argument semantics. Freedom of expression does not exist. It can't be any of those things since freedom of expression IS NOT A REAL THING. I mean, seriously. How much further in denial can you be when the actual and LITERAL text of the 1st Amendment spells it out for you?
Listen, the 1st Amendment guarantees five rights: speech, press, assembly, religion, and petition. NONE of which are expression. Let me repeat this: NONE of the five rights in the 1st Amendment are "expression". Do I need to do it one more time or have you gotten the point? I mean, just go to a transcript of the Constitution on the internet, hit ctrl+f, and type "expression". You won't find anything in the body of the work on "expression". Either use "freedom of speech," or don't bother at all since "freedom of expression" doesn't actually exist. You got called out on not knowing this, and instead of accepting you might "be wrong," you are sitting here and arguing against text of the document itself. You are basically digging yourself deeper into a hole than deciding to step out of it.
You won't respond anymore since you know you are wrong
. That's what "I won't reply to this anymore" almost exclusively means. You said something factually incorrect, got called out on being factually incorrect, and now you want to put your head in the hole like an ostrich
Please, I really hope you reply again though. I want to know what that foot tastes like, ESPECIALLY now.