The USA - We Need a Speakers' Corner

[★Bandiera Rossa☭]

We all know about the famous Speaker's Corners of the UK where anyone is allowed to debate, in the past these were even used by many great people of the past such as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, George Orwell, C.L.R. James, Ben Tillett, Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah and William Morris - What is to stop us from having our own such area to meet and debate? While the constitution may be nothing but a piece of paper in the hands of the government these days - little more than a ruse meant to pacify the people - it does spell out the right to free assembly and freedom of speech..So am I the only one who believes in the utility of a monument to this right?

[MathiasOfAthens]

Americans prob dont want to leave their suburbs and their cars to go to a meeting area and debate.

[Xen]

Americans prob dont want to leave their suburbs and they cars to go to a meeting area and debate.

Before implying people are stupid or ignorant you may want to learn English correctly.

[MathiasOfAthens]

Hey, thanks for the helpful grammar correction.
Theres a difference between typing fast on a forum and intentionally misspelling the same word over and over again.

[Ishoss]

Every city of some size should have a speakers corner. Say more than 15-20,000 inhabitants?

[removeduser_487563287433]

I keep on meaning to go to Speaker's Corner this summer to watch some maniacs and have a wine picnic.

[Jom]

I keep on meaning to go to Speaker's Corner this summer to watch some maniacs and have a wine picnic.

Maybe go and see the red pandas at London zoo afterwards.

Brussels has a kind of speakers corner which is the square of grass in front of the European Parliament. When it's not populated by layabout students (myself included) from the local translation school, there's normally some sort of protest going on here, although it's occasionally transformed into some sort of interesting display reflecting what's being talked about in the media at the moment like they made a mock-up of a Berlin Wall checkpoint there a few months ago. There's always something fun happening outside the European Commission, too.

[Heinz Guderian]

We all know about the famous Speaker's Corners of the UK where anyone is allowed to debate, in the past these were even used by many great people of the past such as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, George Orwell, C.L.R. James, Ben Tillett, Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah and William Morris - What is to stop us from having our own such area to meet and debate? While the constitution may be nothing but a piece of paper in the hands of the government these days - little more than a ruse meant to pacify the people - it does spell out the right to free assembly and freedom of speech..So am I the only one who believes in the utility of a monument to this right?

1) have you gone to Speaker's corner in the last few years and 2) do you like watching mentally ill people scream at passers by and 3) i do

[★Bandiera Rossa☭]

1) have you gone to Speaker's corner in the last few years and 2) do you like watching mentally ill people scream at passers by and 3) i do

I actually do believe that many people who speak at Speaker's corner these days are insane, my old comrade Heiko Khoo - a habitual speaker at Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park - ended up doing some pretty crazy stuff recently..But I still think it is a good idea.

[skh1]

Why do we need a Speaker's Corner? Isn't the internet better?

[★Bandiera Rossa☭]

Why do we need a Speaker's Corner? Isn't the internet better?

Because old people don't know how to use the internet - they do however give good speeches on occasion.

[The Dude]

Because old people don't know how to use the internet - they do however give good speeches on occasion.

Old people will be dead in 10 years.

In 30 years there won't be anyone who doesn't know how to use the internet.

[MathiasOfAthens]

Some.

I know a couple of Jehova witnesses in their 70s who swear everyone who has ever died in the history of the planet will return soon, after judgement day. And everyone will live in Paradise, on this planet.

[Farnan]

Its called anywhere in the US. Or if you want an academic debate its called a university. They hold them all the time, and are usually open to the general public.

[Phier]

We all know about the famous Speaker's Corners of the UK where anyone is allowed to debate, in the past these were even used by many great people of the past such as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, George Orwell, C.L.R. James, Ben Tillett, Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah and William Morris - What is to stop us from having our own such area to meet and debate? While the constitution may be nothing but a piece of paper in the hands of the government these days - little more than a ruse meant to pacify the people - it does spell out the right to free assembly and freedom of speech..So am I the only one who believes in the utility of a monument to this right?

What would you call this place comrade?

[★Bandiera Rossa☭]

What would you call this place comrade?

Speakers' Corner as it is called in every other country..

[Phier]

Speakers' Corner as it is called in every other country..

By this place I mean TWC.

[justicar5]

By this place I mean TWC.

well true, but theres something great about watching the local loonies (and sometimes people with well thought out ideas) shout at each other in a park on a sunny day while slowly getting wasted on cold beer. (me getting wasted not them, tho with some of them I had my doubts)

[Phier]

well true, but theres something great about watching the local loonies (and sometimes people with well thought out ideas) shout at each other in a park on a sunny day while slowly getting wasted on cold beer. (me getting wasted not them, tho with some of them I had my doubts)

Sounds like the Quad at my college campus. We had communists, religious freaks, PETA, and other assorted riff raff all the time.

My favorite was the guy who brought a cross to carry while his pregnant wife (barefoot) handed out fliers.

[Monarchist]

We all know about the famous Speaker's Corners of the UK where anyone is allowed to debate, in the past these were even used by many great people of the past such as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, George Orwell, C.L.R. James, Ben Tillett, Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah and William Morris - What is to stop us from having our own such area to meet and debate? While the constitution may be nothing but a piece of paper in the hands of the government these days - little more than a ruse meant to pacify the people - it does spell out the right to free assembly and freedom of speech..So am I the only one who believes in the utility of a monument to this right?

I say such places ought to be banned. Spur-of-the-moment revolutions and impassioned revolts begin at innocent rallies. Ban all Communist and Socialist parties, and let them fall into obscurity. Free speech means nothing to me when I consider what is being said to be evil.