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Don't assume everyone on HN is American. Some are actually from openly hostile countries, so what? Can't we discuss these things freely on the internet as long
by lowry 9y ago
Don't assume everyone on HN is American. Some are actually from openly hostile countries, so what? Can't we discuss these things freely on the internet as long as we don't hurt anyone?
- programmarchy 9y ago> Can't we discuss these things freely on the internet as long as we don't hurt anyone? In most countries, sadly the answer is still no.
- whatshisface 9y agoI put (we) in parenthasis - certainly, I'm aware that fact that not everyone on HN is from the US! And no, if you're from a country that's openly hostile to free speech, you really can't speak freely online without fear of reprisal. In an abstract sense I can't speak with a complete lack of fear of reprisal either - but essentially what I'm trying to exhort people to realize is that taking on the personal risk of saying the "wrong thing" in public is a civil duty: the civil duty of maintaining our government.