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> Have you forgotten the Arab Spring? That wasn't really from free speech laws per se, but it was fueled by social media which acts the same. No, it was fuelle
by muglug 10y ago
> Have you forgotten the Arab Spring? That wasn't really from free speech laws per se, but it was fueled by social media which acts the same.
No, it was fuelled by decades of oppression by leaders propped up by Western powers, most especially the oppression of Islamic elements that had nevertheless enjoyed widespread public support.
To ascribe that failure to "freedom of speech" is, it seems, a gross violation of reality.