As part of my series of letters on the fundamental human freedoms, here are four core freedoms that often work hand-in-hand. Freedom of the media, freedom of thought and inquiry, freedom of dissent and freedom of communication. Freedom of the media was presented in a previous letter to the editor. That freedom is the mechanism by which the three freedoms listed below are presented as an individual would be limited by just the use of their voice, writing or what few personal resources they possess to transmit one’s thoughts to others.
Freedom of thought and inquiry
Freedom of thought and inquiry is the inalienable right of each person whether alone or with others to peacefully, openly, freely and with respect for legitimate laws and the rights and well-being of others’ research, debate, reflect upon, and form conclusions on all matter of subjects from the mundane to the profound and for each person to be free from having acts of interference with such activities inflicted upon them by any other part or whole of any local, state, national, continental or world government or by private deputized entities acting on behalf of such governments.
Freedom of dissent
Freedom of dissent is the inalienable right of each person whether alone or with others to peacefully, openly, freely and with respect for legitimate laws and the rights and well-being of others express one’s opposition whether right or wrong to the statements, policies and actions of government officials and personnel during peacetime or wartime and for each person to be free from having acts suppressing such expression inflicted upon them by any part or whole of any local, state, national, continental or world government or by private deputized entities acting on behalf of such governments.
Freedom of communication
Freedom of communication is the inalienable right of each person whether alone or with others to peacefully, openly, freely and with respect for legitimate laws and the rights and well-being of others express one’s opinions, knowledge, or creativity to others through speech, writing, typing, the arts and the various means of mass communication or for one to peacefully, openly, freely and with respect for legitimate laws and the rights of others read, view, listen to, respond to, or simply ignore the opinions, knowledge, or creativity of others and for each person to be free from having acts of punishment for or censorship of such activities inflicted upon them by any part of whole of any local, state, regional, national, continental, or world government or by private deputized entities acting on behalf of such governments
