Do you think that the government should have the right to silence critics during wartime? defend your position?

and dont tell me to google it... :) it wont work... :)|||No.





The fact that you are a citizen of a country doesn't mean you have to support a war. I'll give you an example. Mussolini was a fascist Italian dictator during World War II. Now Italy pretty much had no place in World War II but it was obvious eventually they'd have to take sides. Some Italians didn't want war, others wanted to side with England and others with German. After Mussolini decided to side with Nazi Germany he proceeded to have critics killed or imprisoned (SILENCED). After Italy got it's a** kicked over and over by the British many Italians then sided with the British and those who maintained allegiance to Germany were killed or imprisoned (SILENCED). So the survivors ended up being a few Italians who opposed war altogether. Had the critics during wartime been allowed to speak Italian involved in the War might have claimed less lives.|||I think it is paramount for critics to speak up, especially during wartime. If the government is pursuing a disastrous course, it is best that someone stand up and state that fact. Freedom of speech is not something that should be taken away just because the nation is at war. Otherwise, leaders could declare war on any country or anything (war on terror? war on drugs? war on poverty?) and use the fact that we are at war to silence any opposition. That position is more compatible with a dictatorship than with a democracy.|||That's a interesting and tough question. Our enemies certainly silence their critics. I didn't like Jane Fonda visiting and verbally supporting North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. If the answer must be a yes or no, then we must allow criticism during wartime. If we stifle criticism, we diminish our own liberties


and might not regain them at war's end.|||Then all the government would have to do to silence dissent would be to declare war. Too easy.


Obama could decare war on the Seycheles and silence his Republican opposition.|||No that would be taking away freedom of speech