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“Freedom’s just a word today, Freedom’s just a word. When someone takes your word away, it’s seldom ever heard.”- Stonesour, Silly World.

True words spoken, however, sadly. The real question isn’t how sad the words are, but how true they must be. In light of recent events the evidence of the loss of freedom is incontrovertible. According to the Bill of Rights we have the freedom of speech and in retrospect our own opinions. Yet when you speak of your proffered presidential candidate, you become threatened; and worse, you become AFRAID.
To inflict fear upon someone is a useless attempt in changing the world. Same goes for violence. How shooting up a school could change election results, to this I have no clue.

“Peace is just two fingers now, peace was just a phase.” – Stonesour, Silly World

How far has this world really gone to inspire such depressing words, let alone to make them true?
Students should be able to view their school as a sort of safe haven away from their homes. And yet, of recent days, students fear for their lives day after dreary day. They must endure constant threats and panic. They must go through searches to ensure that they are not shot where they stand; for the mere reason of them opening their mouths. Just because the students used the freedoms given to us by those before us. They’re disregarding the fact that there are people, OUR PEOPLE, out there in Iraq fighting for their lives to make sure that we still have these rights. Students should not have to watch what they say in fear of being hurt. NOBODY SHOULD.
The injustice still stands as long as the students are still afraid to speak. Whilst students are sill afraid to walk the halls of their high school because they feel threatened. Fear has only just begun to run rampant. And all students can think to solve it is to use violence back. If you solve violence with more violence all you will do is feed the fire to make matters worse.

“So take a sentence full of things you’re not supposed to say, carry on. But don’t write ‘em down. Or you’ll be gone.” –Stonesour, Silly world

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just a speech i wrote about the recent events happening at my school.