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Neither of these countries has a free speech provision in the constitution. To the opposite, both explicitly ban certain kinds of speech.
Germany does guarantees free speech in article 5 of its constitution.
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How can one be this delusional? I have the feeling you don't understand what a libertarian is or what the enlightenment was about
Instead of piecing together a well reasoned retort that refutes my arguments, you're calling me "delusional". Please learn how to disagree. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graham%27s_Hierarchy...
The article everyone's commenting on provides numerous examples of things Trump has done, some of which, such as calling for the use of the government against political rivals, are against libertarian ideals. Rather than address any of those directly, you've resorted to handwaving and providing examples of things you personally approve of. That could reasonably be seen as a failure to engage with reality, which would be delusional.
However, I don't know why the specific person you're responding to thinks you're delusional. I am not them.
This is a really good compilation that should make any "free-speech absolutist" reconsider their support for the current administration. In my understanding, the commonplace interpretation of the first amendment is largely due to a series of landmark cases through the early to mid-20th century. A lot of expansions were provided to the amendment that have been taken for granted since then and we are now going to see c…
Theres no such thing as a free speech absolutist. Supposed free speech absolutists demand reversals of bans from platforms for people due to hate speech. Not 1 is demanding the same for spammers or fraudsters.
As a person who lived in the States for a bit, and listened to a lot of news, I remember always this almost fawning over the Founding Fathers, checks and balances and great American constitution. It is remarkable, how easy it all goes, and most people don't do anything (i.e. out of 100 top law firms, only a handful joined the lawsuit against the government, etc.)
As a person who lived in the States for a bit, and listened to a lot of news, I remember always this almost fawning over the Founding Fathers, checks and balances and great American constitution. It is remarkable, how easy it all goes, and most people don't do anything (i.e. out of 100 top law firms, only a handful joined the lawsuit against the government, etc.)
If I were to share this article with some loved ones, they would say the press deserves it for all the fake news and unfair treatment of the current administration. As for the signal aspect, the last discussion I was a part of devolved into “ MI6 did it to make trump’s team look bad”. There is some bogus ‘news’ article to back this up. I don’t know how we got here, but it’s devastating and scary.
Stupid people got unfettered access to the internet. Essentially, this is all Steve Job's fault.
That said, if there's ever another free and fair US election, the Democrats have a real opportunity to put a candidate that can actually deliver remaking the country, but in a way that lifts all boats, and without throwing out hard-won democratic freedoms. But I'm pretty certain they'll just front up another establishment candidate with a progressive face.
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Neither of these countries has a free speech provision in the constitution. To the opposite, both explicitly ban certain kinds of speech.
Germany does guarantees free speech in article 5 of its constitution.
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I don't think this is normal: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y0iiww5KFTg
I don't think it is normal to fight to go to nightclubs while others fight and die for everyone's freedom.
I remember when the last administration jailed Douglass Mackey for tweeting
If the signal story mattered they would lead with the content of the messages. Perhaps they would not even reveal the method of the info was obtained. Since the story is reversed, and the public is not talking about what is said, I'm guessing nothing happened.