| Actually, there is no connection between Google's decision and freedom of speech. First off I'm not attacking you since you mentioned that you are not from the US, and the majority of people in the US don't understand this either. Freedom of speech is not the right to be able to say anything you want anytime, anywhere, anyhow. Freedom of speech is the right to say anything you want without government interference. Google is not the government. They own the app store, it is their property. If they want to limit what people say, that is not a freedom of speech issue. That is a property rights issue. If I want to go stand on the lawn at Google HQ and have a KKK rally, they have no obligation to allow me to do that. Same goes for the app store. Google has every right to remove the material. Property rights are the foundation of this country, probably more so than freedom of speech. As for the difference between beliefs and skin color, actually there is a huge difference. It is in court decisions that there is a difference between things you are born with (skin color) and things you choose (beliefs). |
Indeed. Still, the respect Google gives to people who say things they disagree with reflects what they think of your right to say things they disagree with.
I am bothered with people that really believe nazi crap. I don't agree and I don't like it, but I believe ideas should be exposed in the open and be examined under the light of reason.