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Not sure about other EU member states or the EU itself, but in Germany free speech is intentionally not a right, because of the German right to live free of abu
by Spearchucker 8y ago
Not sure about other EU member states or the EU itself, but in Germany free speech is intentionally not a right, because of the German right to live free of abuse by others. Speech can obviously be used as a form of abuse.
- JdeBP 8y agoHerewith article 5 of the Basic Law of Germany stating the right to freedom of expression, one of the several fundamental rights enshrined in the Basic Law right up front, before anything else. * https://www.bundestag.de/parlament/aufgaben/rechtsgrundlagen/grundgesetz/gg_01/245122#a04 https://www.bundestag.de/parlament/aufgaben/rechtsgrundlagen... Enjoy.
- Spearchucker 8y agoThank you, I enjoyed it greatly. Freedom of expression (one's right to express one's beliefs) is not freedom of speech.
- JdeBP 8y agoYou might want to go back and enjoy what "Wort, Schrift und Bild" means a bit more.