by Steve Watson, Summit News:
A poll has found that a disturbing number of Americans believe speech can be equated with physical violence.
The October poll by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) discovered that 80 percent of respondents somewhat agreed with the statement “words can be violence.”
Twenty-two percent said that they “completely” agree with the statement.
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The poll further registered that only 12 percent of Gen Z respondents disagreed that speech could be violence.
The spookiest stat this Halloween is the average American’s opinions about free speech👻
Recent polling by FIRE reveals that 4 out of 5 Americans think ‘words can be violence’ & only a third think citizens should have the right to use profanity when speaking to politicians pic.twitter.com/XrrDSh3xG2
— FIRE (@TheFIREorg) October 31, 2024
Describing the findings as “shocking,” Greg Lukianoff, FIRE President and CEO, said in a press release “Free speech isn’t violence, it’s the best alternative to violence ever invented.”
