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Time and again Europe makes me appreciate the First Amendment.
by pfdietz 5mo ago
Time and again Europe makes me appreciate the First Amendment.
- gruez 5mo agoGreat in theory, bad in practice. See for instance, the administration's obvious meddling in the CBS/Skydance merger.
- pfdietz 5mo agoNow consider all the horror it has prevented. But that requires seeing things that aren't there, so superficially you don't consider it.
- raxxorraxor 5mo agoIn contrast to bad policies out of Europe and living there, this seems trivial to be honest.
- illiac786 5mo agoYeah, it’s working out pretty well.
- EA-3167 5mo agoOh yeah, you'd definitely want the TRUMP administration in control of what we all get to express and who we can associate with. As miserable as this admin is, it's also a great example of why some powers shouldn't be in the government's hands.
- illiac786 5mo agoI agree, I meant the first amendment ain’t working like it should. It’s more or a “I can talk trash about whoever I want unless they have powerful lawyers” rule of thumb nowadays.
- nfkckcnd 5mo agoYou’re talking like it a hypothetical when it’s literally already happening. The First Amendment no longer exists and the Trump administration is already using the powers of the state and the powers of corruption to remove critics.
- elpocko 5mo agoMe too. I wish I could live in a society that protects free speech, and not just "free" (the kind that needs no protection in the first place) speech.