Laith Zraikat

A while ago, I heard Jordan was planning to create something like the speaker's corner in Hyde Park, London, where people can feel free to express their opinions without fear of persecution. I thought it was a just a funny rumor until I read Naseem's post on the subject, however, I still thought it was funny. Here's why:

Let's do a little math: If the square can accomodate 10 speakers at a time, each talking for 30 mins, by deducting the hours that people have to sleep (5h minimum), we will get 380 people expressing their opinion each day... Thats a lot less headache than allowing 5 million people to speak their minds, don't you think? I wonder if they'll have a reservation system... I wonder if I will ever get a turn to speak before I leave this world...

If there were true democracy and freedom of speech in our country, why would we need a freedom square? Or is it so that people can "only" express their opinions there, and keep their mouths shut once they walk out of it?