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There aren't really any absolute freedoms.

I can't decide my religion's core tenet is murder, nor can I artistically express myself via a mass shooting.

Similarly, I can't libel people as free speech, nor use a megaphone outside your house at 3am in most places. I can't demand a strip club accommodate a requirement I wear modest clothing as a dancer. etc. etc. etc.

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>Similarly, I can't libel people as free speech, nor use a megaphone outside your house at 3am in most places. I can't demand a strip club accommodate a requirement I wear modest clothing as a dancer. etc. etc. etc.

You can do any of these things as long as you can afford to deal with the consequences.

Do you see this bit of silly gotcha as adding to the conversation?

That's no freedom at all, the same freedom of a dog on a leash. You can do what you want as long I'm pleased.

When our freedoms conflict with each other, we have to reconcile that. I have a right not to be libeled, not to be defrauded, and not to be murdered. You may not like that these rights place limits on your rights to free expression, but that's the trade-off of living in a functioning society instead of alone on a deserted island.

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