Originally Posted by
FLSTCI
Disagreeing with another's expression do not impinge on their freedom. People disagree with one another all the time. What this is and has always been about is the first party expressing themselves and then not wanting to be held accountable for the consequences of said expression.
I'm guessing from your avatar that you are current or former USAF. Consider the following: if you chose to make some sort of speech considered repugnant or hateful while still serving, do you not think that your superiors would censure you for doing so? You were free to express yourself but not free to avoid the consequence. (All hypothetical, of course...I'm sure you're a person of good character; I was just making an example.)
You are exactly right. That's the main point of this thread: we can all agree to disagree without impacting others' freedoms. Most of us would like the PC mafia to go home, although they have the right to state their opinions as well. The problem occurs when overstep our bounds and impinge on others' freedoms (like the Christmas card story that started this thread). And of course I acknowledge that free speech does have its limitations (e.g., you can't scream fire in a crowded theater) and that we sign away certain freedoms when we join the military (e.g. being held accountable for what we say, allowing SPs to search our vehicles for no just cause).