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by lm28469 1538 days ago
The US and their obsession for freedom of speech is so weird, they can't say "fuck" on TV but are outraged that people can't fly nazi flags in Berlin's streets.

Also, depending on the metrics, the US isn't anywhere close to the top countries in term of freedom of expression, but they sure are the one boasting about it the most.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries...

I guess the US basically having no history plays a huge role there, we'll see how it is in 500+ years

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You can say "fuck" on TV all you want, you just can't do it on public airwaves that you're licensing from all of us. The vast majority of TV content is over cable or satellite and has no restrictions including straight-up porn.