Values of Free Expression

                                8 Values of Free Expression

    In terms of the eight values of free expression, I believe that Stable Change resonates with me the most. I can totally agree that in our society today, there are many things that make people angry, and as a result of that we "vent" our emotions and feelings. If we speak our minds about the issues in our world, we will become a stronger and more united nation. This does not only include issues with our world, but regarding social media and socialization. Whether it be friends or family it is important that we speak up and voice our opinions so that we can lead by example and have an impact on others and society. It can go both ways in society and in someone's life. Your voice is very impactful and powerful. However, it can be brought up as a bad thing because it can become too powerful which can lead to violence and fighting which we have seen over the past few years.   

    The value of Stable Change connects to Promote Innovation because it describes that society is energized, and fulfills people in many diverse and interesting ways. If we use our voices and opinions, we will become a more powerful and upbeat, inclusive society than what we have now.  Promote Tolerance also connects to these two values because in order to have free speech, even if it is hateful and upsetting to others, we find it teaches us to be more tolerant of others, and being more tolerant leads us to a better society. We have seen in the last couple of years that we need to learn to tolerate others even though it may be hard at times, we need to have patience with others. This value will help us become a better society because we need to understand and accept others as they are. An example of this, is when we understand and accept various opinions of religion and politics. These are two ideas that we become violent or voice our opinions too strongly. This makes us not want to hear what other people have to say about religion, politics, or any topic of that matter because we think we are right. 

Thinking about what we talked about in class on issues with our society and how much social media is impacted tells a lot about how rapidly our world has evolved. I believe that the Stable Change and Promote Innovation theories are shown in action today because free speech and the ability to voice your opinion is a very significant ideal that I see every day. For example, social media is the easiest way to voice our opinions. Yes, it can be negative opinions at times, but it is an "outlet" for individuals to tell their ideas and voice opinions without being criticized too much.  If we all in a unified way, come together and speak our opinions and evoke change in our society, our voices will be heard. Our voices do matter and can make a difference.