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Freedom of speech: pro-US propaganda Lack of freedom of speech: anything else
by erxam 7mo ago
Freedom of speech: pro-US propaganda
Lack of freedom of speech: anything else
- jjtwixman 7mo agoPretty much. Americans want to export their fascist ideology to Europe under the guise of "freedom of speech". They need to get their own house in order first, frankly.
- za3faran 7mo agoNot just to Europe, we've seen what they did to Western Asia "Middle East" over the past decades under the guise of "freedom".
- erxam 7mo agoThe whole world, frankly. The mere concept of "freedom of speech" is a Trojan horse for far-right movements to gain ground amongst the peoples of the world. We fucked up from the very moment we let agitators spread their poison around without any sort of punishment. Now the rot is widespread enough that they're making their moves.
- wakawaka28 7mo ago[flagged]
- mindslight 7mo agoI took the comment as specifically referring to the fascist ideology being pushed by the current US administration.
- wakawaka28 7mo agoThere is no such ideology being pushed by the current administration. Both of you are wrong if you think that is happening.
- mindslight 7mo agobruh, we're literally in a thread about the FCC pressuring broadcasters to air nationalistic content.
- wakawaka28 7mo agoNationalistic content is not fascist. They already air content of national interest such as election debates and presidential speeches.
- mindslight 7mo ago"Nationalistic" is not a synonym for "national interest". And the point was not just that its nationalistic content, but rather that broadcasters are being pressured to air it.
- wakawaka28 7mo agoI'm not sure who you expect to push for airing essentially patriotic ads and content, besides the government. It is not necessarily nefarious. We need to have some modicum of civic mindedness and that needs to come from somewhere. The government itself is at least usually not partisan when it comes to generic campaigns like this.
- mindslight 7mo agoFor starters, nobody needs to push "patriotic ads". When the country does good things worth being proud of, patriotism arises naturally. But either way, the grave error here is conflating civic mindedness as having anything to do with the current administration. These clowns would find a way to divide us over a children's spelling bee.
- wakawaka28 7mo agoI don't think it "arises naturally" -- Our country is still something to be proud of, despite its flaws, and patriotism is a dirty word these days. The current administration is mainly seen as unusually divisive because of a relentless smear campaign against Trump conducted over a period of about 10 years. He's no saint, but if you look at it objectively then this breathless hysteria is unwarranted and downright harmful.
- happymellon 7mo ago> Many of the clowns who throw shade on us from across the pond live in dystopian hellscapes... Rose tinted much? These are all fucking awful. The UK is bad because it took leaking of state secrets before Andrew proper action, being a paedo and involved in trafficking just means you have to move to an "out of the way mansion". At least now its getting the attention. But the US ignores the sitting president involvement. And shoots unarmed people in the street. Most of the clowns throwing shade from the US ignore their hypocrisy.
- wakawaka28 7mo agoThe former Prince Andrew is not in power. Makes it much easier to do something about him. >And shoots unarmed people in the street. The militants interfering with law enforcement? You don't know what you're talking about. You people also don't have guns to defend yourselves. You have broad knife bans and harass people for taking pictures with guns while on vacation lol... > Most of the clowns throwing shade from the US ignore their hypocrisy. No hypocrisy here. It's real funny how little you know about our country, or your own. You have completely been suckered by propaganda issued to destroy the West.