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by bahamut1928 2846 days ago
> The difference between the US and Europe is that US loves freedom and europe doesn't This is absurd. Every country, including the US, has some restrictions. The fact that we put the boundaries in a different place doesn't mean that we don't love our freedom.

>Isn't the fact that we didn't have a nazi germany, soviet union or a fascist italy proof enough? No, it is not. Other countries in Europe following similar censorship policies have not experienced such regimes. Besides, although there is a strong relation between those regimes and censorship, there were plenty of others things happening that makes you wonder if things would not have happened anyway even with American free speech.

Your line of reasoning can be applied to attribute several of the historical and recent problems in the USA to your execution of free speech. Furthermore, even in the USA you have restrictions when voicing your opinion, just like in Europe.