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Free speech in Germany exists only in theory. Just try opposing official government measures in public and you quickly get cancelled.
by tut-urut-utut 5y ago
Free speech in Germany exists only in theory. Just try opposing official government measures in public and you quickly get cancelled.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- ben_w 5y ago> cancelled What do you mean by this word? I’ve seen it used as a political meme, but the usage always makes it seem like the supposed victim has some kind of entitlement to be a widely admired public figure regardless of what they say or do, without regard to the fleeting nature of fame and the fickleness of public admiration.
- vanviegen 5y agoThank you. That gives clear and concise words to my qualms about 'cancel culture'.
- mk81 5y agoAre you fucking 8 years old. Why do you think you have a right to never be disagreed with?
- ben_w 5y agoGiven @vanviegen thanked me and put the phrase in quotations, I think their problem is with the quotation rather than referent. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/np3tP49caG4uFLRbS/the-quotation-is-not-the-referent https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/np3tP49caG4uFLRbS/the-quotat...
- mk81 5y agoNot really sure who I was intending to respond to, but I don't think it was you. Sorry.
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