How free speech can get you fired

[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

I think some think that it is literal that you can say anything that you want to whomever you want when you want when it really is allowing a citizen to say "I do not like this about my government" without fear of punishment (so long as they do not directly incite violence or threaten).

How were his rights NOT violated? He hasn't even made a comment that is really anti-government (one may not agree with praising Cuba or Castro, but that's not the same as anti-government) or anti-corporation, yet he is being very overtly punished. He would likely not do so again and thus his freedom of speech has been constrained.

The intent of freedom of speech bills is to avoid those powers that be from using their powers to interfere with it. If one believes in freedom of speech at all, there is little to no moral difference between the government and a corporation.