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Today we are very lucky to be able to speak freely about anything but one has to think about the ramifications of the subject matter.

It is so easy today to pen, voice or record one’s ideas and let those pieces wander through the ether.

Imagine a time when education was very limited and dominated by the church; to be brainwashed into what was thought was the right indoctorined philosophy. Anything that contradicted the learned in those days was seen as a slight and often carried harsh punishment.

I am not saying that we can go around shouting our mouths off about any topic we please. We still have very powerful Governments and leaders who will stop at nothing if the wrong information is leaked or an individual contradicts their actions in public but on the whole we are free to air our points of view.

The danger comes from speaking without factual knowledge. So to say all white girls from council estates are manipulators of the system to get a free house, benefits and Government handouts is wrong unless one has factual evidence to back this up but it is still a topic of worry, even if true, as it may embarrass some and evoke anger. Still, sometimes the truth hurts. In no way do I hold this statement as fact as I have not done a study into the possibility.

I love writing these blogs for instance. Not to show off my lack of skill or to impress on others my inane twitterings  but to unburden my small brain of the trivial subjects that could otherwise clog up the memory banks that could thus lead to mental complications and failures.

Also maybe one other person out there will enjoy the ramblings of a mad goose.

With this freedom comes responsibility and at times I think that the media has fallen short of the mark. False information or “fake news” is just as damaging as blatant lies. It can give false hope or empty despair. It is very much like being force fed information to a society of uneducated people who know no better about the facts or truths.

Let us not forget that one person with a differing view from the masses isn’t necessarily wrong and just because someone else says something is right doesn’t mean that it is. We all have free will and the ability to make up our own minds but we have to be given facts to debate not censured information.

I see so many young people ignoring their freedom of expression but complain when things don’t go their way.  On social media some think by copying and pasting anothers words it is in some way their expression. Why not rummage around inside their own minds and write down what they think or are we becoming a world of no imagination?

The point is one does not have to be able to write profoundly or with any genius but just have the ability to be honest and heartfelt. If one feels lonely, depressed, happy or frustrated then say so but don’t just regurgitate another’s prose just to appear intelligent or cool. Pen your own words and it might just surprise you how interesting and helpful it is, not just for you but for others too.

I am a great fan of social media if it is used the right way. I would love to create a Media website that forbid copy and paste, re-sharing, false news, inane photos and trolling. To be a free site advertisements would be a must to generate the income needed to run it and sadly that sucks but it would still be cool.

There is so much more to this topic than I have given credence to but touching the surface has left me happy for the time being and there is possibility to carry on with it in the future.

Feel free to add comments or express feelings as you feel fit but only the hardy reader will see this text line so I doubt any will.

One thing I will say is that we should grab this freedom with both hands as many folk around the world, even today, are still censured and limited in what the read, hear, watch and write.

Enjoy it while we can……