{"id":2273,"date":"2016-07-27T18:47:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T22:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2016-09-07T20:59:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T00:59:34","slug":"a-swift-orwellian-mash-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/?p=2273","title":{"rendered":"A Swift-Orwellian Mash-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Order # 2020-1776:<\/p>\n<p>In accordance with protesters rights, a protester\u2019s right to protest supersedes an individual\u2019s right to free speech. Henceforth, all \u201cfree speech\u201d statements intended to be publicly made by an individual must be submitted to the Ministry of Free Speech (MOFS), before being uttered, so that appropriate protesters may be notified and coordinate a time to protest said \u201cfree speech\u201d statement.<\/p>\n<p>WARNING: In a free society, some examples of &#8220;speech&#8221; will not qualify as &#8220;free speech&#8221; and as such <em>only protesters may be heard on such issues<\/em>. \u00a0The MOFS will decide whether or not a particular statement qualifies as free speech, and any speech that is found to be offensive or hurtful will not be tolerated. Offensive and hurtful speech will be silenced and only <em>protests<\/em> of said offensive and hurtful speech will be allowed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-20160723_072604.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2266\" src=\"https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-20160723_072604-300x106.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-20160723_072604.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-20160723_072604-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-20160723_072604-768x270.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-20160723_072604.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether or not a statement qualifies as free speech will be determined by a bureaucrat afraid to lose their job or an AI program developed by the same people who brought us <em>spell-check<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Example #1: If you make the statement: &#8220;hardboiled eggs should only be eaten from the small end,&#8221; ( a statement which qualifies as free speech), appropriate protesters who believe &#8220;hard boiled eggs should be eaten from the big end&#8221; will be notified and will arrange to be present when you make your statement so they can protest.<\/p>\n<p>Example #2: If you make the statement: &#8220;When in Rome, do what the Romans do&#8221; (a statement which does not qualify as free speech because it is offensive and hurtful to non-Romans who should be able to feel comfortable and do what they want when visiting Rome) protesters will be notified so they can coordinate a time to pre-empt\u00a0your non-free speech entirely.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-cropped-20160807_065958.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2347\" src=\"https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-cropped-20160807_065958-300x96.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-cropped-20160807_065958.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-cropped-20160807_065958-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-cropped-20160807_065958-768x245.jpg 768w, https:\/\/christopherdonahue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/cropped-cropped-20160807_065958.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NON-FREE Speech:<\/p>\n<p>Examples of non-free Speech include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<p>Questioning whether people are really doing things for Love, the environment, animals, feeling good about one\u2019s self, children etc\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>Copyright 2016 Magnus Incognito<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Order # 2020-1776: In accordance with protesters rights, a protester\u2019s right to protest supersedes an individual\u2019s right to free speech. 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