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You don’t see a difference between a major news outlet from a democratic country which has freedom of speech and an outlet from a religious monarchy which has n
by maltalex 11mo ago
You don’t see a difference between a major news outlet from a democratic country which has freedom of speech and an outlet from a religious monarchy which has no notion of free speech or even human rights?
- tgma 11mo agoUK does not have Freedom of Speech.
- tavavex 11mo agoIt does if your reference point is Saudi Arabia.
- nandomrumber 11mo agoThe UK is number one for wrong-speech arrests.
- tavavex 11mo agoSaudi Arabia is one of the world leaders by number of death sentences. They have no qualms with putting you to death or giving you life imprisonment for all sorts of things, including "wrong-speech" in the form of leaving the state religion, or opposing the government. The UK isn't some shining beacon of freedom by Western standards, but it's not even in the same universe as Saudi Arabia.
- nandomrumber 11mo agoAt least Saudi Arabia has a positive trajectory. SA parents can genuinely see improvements in their kids lifetime. Compared to whatever tf the UK thinks it’s doing. Why should UK citizens want their government to invest in infrastructure and defence capabilities if they’re just handing same to radical Islamists.
- abtinf 11mo agohttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B9tzoGFszog https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B9tzoGFszog > But I must make one thing absolutely clear: there can be no question of the BBC ever giving in to government pressure.
- nandomrumber 11mo agoMeaningless. The UK is run by tyrannical bureaucrats, not the Government.
- breppp 11mo agoThat's usually not the bar though, many who refuse saudi media due to saudi ownership would be completely okay with al jazeera regardless of qatari ownership, even though both countries have very dubious intentions and government system