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The EU has more freedom of speech than the US, the US has just a different way of punishment. It’s much easier in the US to lose your job for what you say as i
by croes 8mo ago
The EU has more freedom of speech than the US, the US has just a different way of punishment.
It’s much easier in the US to lose your job for what you say as in the EU and in the US the consequences of losing your job are more severe if you don’t have enough money so you can afford to lose it.
US freedom of speech comes with a price tag that puts the censor inside your brain.
- f33d5173 8mo agoAnd in the eu you go to jail for criticing politicians. I guess it's really all the same, eh?
- n_e 8mo agoIn which countries?
- gzread 8mo agoGermany: https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/03/03/is-it-a-crime-to-mock-politicians-in-germany/ https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/03/03/is-it-a-crime-to-mo...
- croes 8mo agoYou surely can provide a source. But even prisoners get healthcare in the EU, so I guess some US citizens would even prefer a EU jail over dying in the US. Given the recent deaths of two actors and their GoFundMes I can’t imagine the hassle of less fortunate people when they get hit by US medical bills. The US are one step away from a show like the Running Man shows
- dvngnt_ 8mo agoThis is really an example of "formal rights and material conditions." You make a case that EU has better social safety nets and employee protection not that the US has weaker free speech laws. While you can't ignore the effect having wealth can insulate you from consequences, it still doesn't support your statement as written. Is it true that someone who is retired on a pension in US can say more hateful things without government action vs a similar retiree in EU?