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Mmm, yes. America is the only country that has true freedom of speech. I suppose that's why a silly Canadian like me wouldn't know much about other countries.

by squigz 2y ago

Mmm, yes. America is the only country that has true freedom of speech. I suppose that's why a silly Canadian like me wouldn't know much about other countries. We just don't have free speech.

22c 2y ago
If you are truly interested, start with the basics and start with what has happened in your own country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression_in_Canad... You do not seem truly interested though. My guess is that you do not feel that your particular speech/expressions are under threat.
- squigz 2y ago
  I'm very interested in exploring the claim I initially asked about. I'm very familiar with freedom of expression in my country, and in various other countries. I remain unconvinced that "it's often viewed as a threat" - we're just generally not absolutists about it, because we recognize there's nuance even to that. Your America-centric view of the world is pretty fun though.
  - 22c 2y ago
    You're in a discussion with two different users. I haven't specifically expressed anything about my view of the world.
    - squigz 2y ago
      Quite right; apologies.
katbyte 2y ago
America does not have true freedom of speech as it places all sorts of limits on it Nowhere does
vik0 2y ago
>I suppose that's why a silly Canadian like me wouldn't know much about other countries. We just don't have free speech. You're speaking of Canada, the same country where the (Canadian) Bill of Rights can be suspended (which to begin with, this document is not taken very seriously) along with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms which is present in your constitution, and free speech with it, for the "good of the people" of course... Yep, you're right, you don't have meaningful free speech, nor do you have that many rights compared to the US. Oh, and, you're Prime Minister is also basically an absolute monarch compared to the US President, given how few meaningful checks there are limiting his power. I admit, a few years ago I was naive about just how free Canada is, but once I started reading your statutes a lot of things started surprising me, in a not-so-good way. (Now, don't take this the wrong way, you're still a freer country than fricking North Korea, but relatively speaking, for a Western democracy, you just ain't that free, bud.)

by squigz 2y ago

Mmm, yes. America is the only country that has true freedom of speech. I suppose that's why a silly Canadian like me wouldn't know much about other countries. We just don't have free speech.

22c 2y ago

If you are truly interested, start with the basics and start with what has happened in your own country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression_in_Canad... You do not seem truly interested though. My guess is that you do not feel that your particular speech/expressions are under threat.

squigz 2y ago
I'm very interested in exploring the claim I initially asked about. I'm very familiar with freedom of expression in my country, and in various other countries. I remain unconvinced that "it's often viewed as a threat" - we're just generally not absolutists about it, because we recognize there's nuance even to that. Your America-centric view of the world is pretty fun though.
- 22c 2y ago
  You're in a discussion with two different users. I haven't specifically expressed anything about my view of the world.
  - squigz 2y ago
    Quite right; apologies.

katbyte 2y ago

America does not have true freedom of speech as it places all sorts of limits on it Nowhere does

vik0 2y ago

>I suppose that's why a silly Canadian like me wouldn't know much about other countries. We just don't have free speech. You're speaking of Canada, the same country where the (Canadian) Bill of Rights can be suspended (which to begin with, this document is not taken very seriously) along with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms which is present in your constitution, and free speech with it, for the "good of the people" of course... Yep, you're right, you don't have meaningful free speech, nor do you have that many rights compared to the US. Oh, and, you're Prime Minister is also basically an absolute monarch compared to the US President, given how few meaningful checks there are limiting his power. I admit, a few years ago I was naive about just how free Canada is, but once I started reading your statutes a lot of things started surprising me, in a not-so-good way. (Now, don't take this the wrong way, you're still a freer country than fricking North Korea, but relatively speaking, for a Western democracy, you just ain't that free, bud.)