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By that same reasoning, China has a guarantee that it won't punish you for badmouthing their government...as long as it's done in the privacy of your own home.
by codexon 17y ago
By that same reasoning, China has a guarantee that it won't punish you for badmouthing their government...as long as it's done in the privacy of your own home.
I realize that freedom of speech in the US doesn't apply to private establishments, but I would expect HN to hold a higher standard than say a conservative Christian forum.
And keep in mind that one of PG's goals is to reduce the herd mentality.
- argv_empty 17y agoBy that same reasoning, China has a guarantee that it won't punish you for badmouthing their government...as long as it's done in the privacy of your own home. America's free speech is a guarantee of nonpunishment _regardless_of_forum_.
- codexon 17y agoThat is incorrect. You are not allowed to cry fire in a theater nor are you allowed to say you will assassinate a public figure.
- argv_empty 17y agoI'm not sure what you're getting at here.
- codexon 17y agoWhat I'm getting at here is that you are trying to be pedantic know-it-all, yet you fail to know the details of free speech which you claim to be so knowledgeable about. Just because I named 2 dubious uses of free speech, "slander" and "assasination", doesn't mean that the laws can't be twisted to clamp down on more legitimate issues: such as revealing corruption in the government which can be construed as libel in the US. Overall, I am disappointed in the attitude of HN readers like you who take freedom of speech lightly.