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It is my sincere hope that Americans will at some point realize that they are the only ones that feel this way. Almost everyone else on the planet feels strongl

It is my sincere hope that Americans will at some point realize that they are the only ones that feel this way. Almost everyone else on the planet feels strongly that at least some opinions should be repressed. These days it's mostly "racist" views, which may or may not actually be racist. For instance, the old leftist view of isolationism and protectionism as a way to defend workers rights worldwide is repressed as racist because it advocates closed borders (for reasons that have nothing whatsoever to do with ethnic or religious differences, but to prevent worker competition from crushing wages). But various ideas that have somehow acquired protected status are being censor-protected against criticism as well. From religions, quite a few individuals, and even events. In some ways quite successfully. Since I regularly stay in Paris, for instance, I can tell you that the constant riots and car burnings that were reported for a short while in 2011 are still going strong and it is almost absurdly normal for riots to occur in all the large cities in France, with constant violence, victims and all you'd expect from riots, except it's now a constant part of life. I even hear that the same happens in large neighboring cities, like Brussels. It's beyond absurd how this is reported, reminiscent of how anti-government actions are reported in places like the middle east or Africa. The issue is that, as absurd as it sounds, there is a large-scale mostly-immigrant uprising against the French state constantly happening in France. Reading French or international press, I find this idea absurd, and yet, you can easily go out and see this happen near where I normally stay (as long as you're male). But this is obviously the new normal, and it mostly makes you wonder what is happening. The government, for it's part, has actually published that they're indeed doing this. Again, it's utterly surreal that this is normal in Western Europe.

KGIII 9y ago
You mentioned that only Americans felt this way. I've traveled and, I kind of agree - as a generic statement. A very generic statement. (Not even all Americans feel this way and some individuals elsewhere think this way.) My question is, I can't tell what your views are by your post. I tried, and I can't really tell. I can't truly infer them, either. So, do you support this way of thinking? What are your personal views on the freedom of expression? For those not from the area, the ACLU has gone to bat to ensure that people representing the Nazi Party (of America, I think) had the right to march down predominately Jewish neighborhood roads. I don't think it is clear, but I really don't like Nazis. I do, however, like the freedoms to speak, assemble, and believe - I like those more than I dislike Nazis. (This is kind of hard to articulate.)
- candiodari 9y ago
  From my post you can infer that I hate to disagree with it. I have to say I don't like what Nazi's have to say, or even what actual communists say, and what islamists say (although they're mostly being left alone). I wouldn't mind, at all, not hearing about it. That said, I see how it's being used. And I was fine with that actually, until I really saw for myself it's being used to mask a lot of human misery in western Europe. And why ? Only reason I can come up with is political reasons, politicians attempting to "prove" that they're doing (a lot) better than they actually are. As in I would be fine with censorship of some extremist viewpoints, by responsible parties. Unfortunately if you cannot trust things like West European governments with this power, who can you trust to censor ? So no, I am very much against almost any censorship. It is not reasonable the way it's being used and we shouldn't have it. This opinion is not widely shared in Western Europe.

KGIII 9y ago

You mentioned that only Americans felt this way. I've traveled and, I kind of agree - as a generic statement. A very generic statement. (Not even all Americans feel this way and some individuals elsewhere think this way.) My question is, I can't tell what your views are by your post. I tried, and I can't really tell. I can't truly infer them, either. So, do you support this way of thinking? What are your personal views on the freedom of expression? For those not from the area, the ACLU has gone to bat to ensure that people representing the Nazi Party (of America, I think) had the right to march down predominately Jewish neighborhood roads. I don't think it is clear, but I really don't like Nazis. I do, however, like the freedoms to speak, assemble, and believe - I like those more than I dislike Nazis. (This is kind of hard to articulate.)

candiodari 9y ago
From my post you can infer that I hate to disagree with it. I have to say I don't like what Nazi's have to say, or even what actual communists say, and what islamists say (although they're mostly being left alone). I wouldn't mind, at all, not hearing about it. That said, I see how it's being used. And I was fine with that actually, until I really saw for myself it's being used to mask a lot of human misery in western Europe. And why ? Only reason I can come up with is political reasons, politicians attempting to "prove" that they're doing (a lot) better than they actually are. As in I would be fine with censorship of some extremist viewpoints, by responsible parties. Unfortunately if you cannot trust things like West European governments with this power, who can you trust to censor ? So no, I am very much against almost any censorship. It is not reasonable the way it's being used and we shouldn't have it. This opinion is not widely shared in Western Europe.