In our world today, with the advancement of technology, we are all able to express our opinions about celebrities, politics and much more on the World Wide Web and social media. We often find ourselves listening to these opinions on talk shows on televisions and radio shows. Whether these opinions are considered worthwhile or not is dependent on what the topic is about; how the opinion is said and presented changes the way we feel about it.
The first amendment from The Bill of Rights is freedom of speech which allows us to basically say our opinions, even if it was objectionable or offensive, without getting in trouble with the law. For example, Westboro Baptist Church, his church goes around to military funerals to picket and express their hate against homosexuals. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr wrote that even though their picketing at funerals were indeed hurtful and its contribution to public discourse may be negligible, as a nation we should protect hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate. Another example would be Neo-Nazis who are allowed to show the quenelle regardless of its symbolic meaning. This shows as that even though free speech is supposed to be a good thing some people abuse the power and bring shame to the first amendment.
These technological advances such as the internet and radio allow us to unify our opinions to help the society. Kony 2012 for example, benefited so many people, especially child soldiers, in Northern Uganda. Just because of that 30 minute long video on YouTube, millions of people learnt about the struggles young children and teen soldiers were facing. Any of the viewers of the video then proceeded to buy shirts or wristbands, where proceeds went to help anyone who was under Joseph Kony. Social networking helped boost...