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by mytailorisrich 323 days ago
Well, the Internet will never run out who don't read because I can't see anyone arguing that there is no freedom in the EU. No-one is arguing there it is absolute in the US, either. I guess insults are easier than a thoughtful reply.
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Mudbugs 323 days ago
>There is no "freedom of speech" in the US sense in the EU/UK.

Is the first line in the chain post you reply to. Also, read the guidelines (rude comments or dumb comments).

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mytailorisrich 323 days ago
"in the US sense" being the key word. Hence my previous comment about people not reading...

None of the replies I got address the point. They are at best beside it, at worst they are misrepresentations and bare insults (guidelines, indeed!) for no apparent reason. Is it because "EU good, Trump bad"? I have no idea.

The restrictions on "free speech" that European countries implement, and which are increasing, would be unthinkable in the US because of their understanding of "free speech" and the legal protections in place.

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Mudbugs 323 days ago
>The restrictions on "free speech" that European countries implement, and which are increasing, would be unthinkable in the US

This is why you don't get a "serious" reply. You think too highly of US free speech, and it does not have a foot in reality, and you use "US good, Trump bad" crap when Trump is not even mentioned, it is more than you have a bias of "US good, EU bad".

>"in the US sense" being the key word

There is no difference; free speech is free speech. That is your core issue in the argument.

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Certhas 321 days ago
> The restrictions on "free speech" that European countries implement, and which are increasing, would be unthinkable in the US because of their understanding of "free speech" and the legal protections in place.

Concrete examples please.

Please also explain how examples differ fundamentally from limits on speech that have historically been and are currently imposed in the US.

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