It will be impossible to really discuss free speech issues on a venue that is predominantly American.
America has a very idiosyncratic view of free speech, embodied in their constitution. Good for them.
Unfortunately they usually categorically deny that any other variant of free speech, other than their own specific formulation, can ever be free speech at all.
That ties in with the general feeling in America that the US constitution is the best constitution there is and could ever be, to the point where the Founding Fathers are venerated beyond belief, and changes to the constitution are next to impossible.
To make a tangential point: America often criticizes Germany for not having the right flavor of free speech. While having more than just influenced our constitution.
So basically they approved our constitution (after demanding a few changes), especially the parts that were designed to counter Nazism. Understandable, after World War II. Unsurprisingly that ran counter to the American view of free speech, but that was intended at the time.
Starting out your comment by intentionally insulting most of your audience is an even better guarantee of not being able to have a good discussion about free speech issues.
America has a very idiosyncratic view of free speech, embodied in their constitution. Good for them.
Unfortunately they usually categorically deny that any other variant of free speech, other than their own specific formulation, can ever be free speech at all.
That ties in with the general feeling in America that the US constitution is the best constitution there is and could ever be, to the point where the Founding Fathers are venerated beyond belief, and changes to the constitution are next to impossible.
To make a tangential point: America often criticizes Germany for not having the right flavor of free speech. While having more than just influenced our constitution.
So basically they approved our constitution (after demanding a few changes), especially the parts that were designed to counter Nazism. Understandable, after World War II. Unsurprisingly that ran counter to the American view of free speech, but that was intended at the time.
Decades later everyone is surprised...