It's important to show that, while authorizing the demonstrations and promoting diversity of opinion, the Republic can't allow itself to be undermined from within.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If notwithstanding, a Rebellion of the same Kind now afflicts this Country, we should not infer that this Institution is useless, or should be laid aside; but just the Reverse.
Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over.
The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.
But the Republic has its rules and it must not tolerate any abuse of them.
In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority.
While the protection of speech is at the bedrock of our democracy, it's critical as a nation that we exercise our right every day - and that includes embracing and engaging with those we may not agree with.
It's so easy for propaganda to work, and dissent to be mocked.
Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.