Free Speech Everywhere!

By Sophie Bassett

On 7 July 2008

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Free Speech Everywhere!

I found this sign at Clingman's Dome, the highest point in the Smokey Mountains, on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. It was an amusing surprise next to the predictable signs with information about the area and it's history. I don't know how it came to be here, but I quite enjoyed it. There's something poetic about a reminder of free speech set against a vast backdrop of this country's land.

4 Responses

  • On 10 July 2008 Enric Martinez said:

    Something poetic... and something quite cynic indeed, like "dudes, if you want to make use of free speech do it here where nobody will give a sh... about it!".
    Quite surrealistic ;)

  • Sophie Bassett

    On 10 July 2008 Sophie Bassett said:

    Exactly. It seemed unnecessary. Although, my cousin pointed out that it might have something to do with issues surrounding Cherokee land and anything that might have come up in the past.

  • Dave Waddell

    On 21 July 2008 Dave Waddell said:

    this rocks....gets my vote! the only vital freedom is the freedom of speech!
    if you have time could you view and vote
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  • Michael Lynch

    On 4 August 2008 Michael Lynch gave props:

    I say; YEAH !

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