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I think the point is, despite America having "constitutional protections for freedom of speech, that are greater than any other country," it has fallen to such
by yongjik 1y ago
I think the point is, despite America having "constitutional protections for freedom of speech, that are greater than any other country," it has fallen to such a sorry state that a government officer is fired for reporting inconvenient numbers and that's not even the craziest thing the president did this week.
...which raises question on whether "freedom of speech" is the great defense against authoritarianism Americans believe it to be.
- SilverElfin 1y agoYes it obviously is a great defense against authoritarianism. Trump still can’t stop you as an individual in exercising your freedom of speech. A government “officer” here is just an employee (of an agency that is controlled by the president), fired for doing their job poorly (allegedly), not for speech.