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So much for freedom of speech, I guess. That sounds awful.
by sib 7y ago
So much for freedom of speech, I guess. That sounds awful.
- dehrmann 7y agoGermany doesn't have free speech, at least not by American standards.
- foepys 7y agoNot even America has free speech by American standards. E.g. you can't say "fuck" on TV and you can only create and sell pornography under certain circumstances.
- dehrmann 7y ago> E.g. you can't say "fuck" on TV Broadcast TV, and it gets messy when it's a fleeting expletive. And you can wear a shirt saying "Fuck the Draft" in a courthouse[1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohen_v._California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohen_v._California
- spectramax 7y agoAmerica has a lot of problems, major ones. But there are glimpses of hope, truth, justice and fairness that still resonate in the ethos of America - thanks for sharing.
- sib 7y agoPretty much my point (I lived in Germany some years ago, although born and lived most of my life in the US).