June Hols Task

Based on the two articles that i've read, both articles believe that freedom of speech is essential in the world today. In Singer's article, it states that in a democratic country, freedom of speech is essential and in Szilagyi's article, it states that it is important to ensure the freedom of expression of all its citizens for a democratic advancement in a society. I agree with this view because in a democratic society, if there is no freedom of speech, people do not have the right to voice their views then there is no democracy in the country.

Although both articles believe freedom of speech is important now, they have different views. Singer's article believe that freedom of expression should not be restricted and if it has, in any way, affected someone else, the person should not be blamed because this is what freedom of speech is. On the otherhand, Szilagyi's article states that freedom of speech comes with responsibility. If it has affected another person in one way or another, the person should be held responsible and i believe that his view should be adopted. Freedom of speech without any social responsibility would lead to insensitivity towards other people or races thus leading to potential problems in the country. Hence, Szilagyi's view should be adopted because in a multi racial country like Singapore or even the other countries where people of different races stay together, it is more important to be sensitive to each other's feelings. Therefore i think that freedom of expression should come together with social responsibility.