johannes k.

but for whom is free speech, free? is it only for the individual to say whatever it is they want to say, whenever they feel like it?

what about the listener? are they free not to listen? but what if you are yelling so loudly that no matter how hard they try, they cannot help hearing what you are saying even though they don't want to hear it for whatever reasons, eg they cannot bear it, it offends them, it hurts them, it triggers past trauma?

does the listener also have the right to be free of your speech?

i am writing this even as we speak so come back sometime if you want to read the rest.