German speech policies are absolutely not without critics in the United States. I take no position on whether these criticisms are correct; just supplying infor

German speech policies are absolutely not without critics in the United States. I take no position on whether these criticisms are correct; just supplying information. https://reason.com/2022/09/23/germanys-criminalization-of-online-offensiveness-shows-the-perils-of-weakening-the-first-amendment/ https://reason.com/2022/09/23/germanys-criminalization-of-on... As a practical matter I'd guess that even civil-libertarian Americans don't spend a lot of time criticizing Germany and France for several reasons: 1) They're allies. 2) Some of us don't know where they are. 3) For the most part, they're obviously free countries. There's simply going to be cultural variation on some things - free speech, the death penalty, etc. - for historical and cultural reasons.