Eight Values of Expression

 

There are eight values of Free Expression. 

There are eight essential values of free expression and today I will be talking about one that resonates with me the most and why I feel it is so important. 

The eight values of Free expression are as follows: first is marketplace of ideas, second is participation in self-government, third is stable change, fourth is individual self-fulfillment, fifth is check on governmental power, sixth is promote tolerance, seventh is promote innovation, and the eighth and final one is protect dissent. 

The value of expression I chose was the second one which is participation in self-government to me this is important and really resonates with me. Especially because of the things in today's world and how important it is. 

For those who don't know what participation in self-government is, it's the idea that people who live under a political system should have a meaningful say in how that system is run. It's also said that people's participation represents far more than simply asking for opinions.

Protests give a voice

I say this is important to me because not only do I feel we should participate in self-government, but we can simply learn so much from participating it things about other people and I think also participating in self-government can tie in with a lot of the other different values of free expression.

It's also important to me because I see it as a way to keep the government in check by speaking out against things we don't agree with and giving the people a voice.

It also is important because it allows us to choose who we vote for in a candidate that aligns with your values. I think the basis of self-government being that the point of it is to give the people a voice in which can prevent a dictatorship.

Voting is participating in self-government

The reason this resonates with me is because of the different ways you can participate in self-government. The different ways can be from voting and elections, advocacy and civil society engagement and what I feel most important is by staying informed and educated.

In today's world there are many different ways in which you can be an advocate against the government whether it's through organizing campaigns and doing petitions or even speaking out about current events happening in today's world.

A great example of this is when people organize protests because of actions that have happened in the government, an example would be organizing a protest against the war in Iran or people going on online to speak out against the use of flock cameras.

The reason why I resonate with this one the most is just because of how today's world there's a lot of things that people disagree with and how the government has kind of strayed away from its core purpose and by participating in self-government we are actively making sure that they don't stray too far like with the upcoming midterms we hold the ability to change who will be representing us in the government even if it's not a large amount it's still significant enough to create potential change.