this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2024
33 points (63.0% liked)
US Authoritarianism
813 readers
612 users here now
Hello, I am researching American crimes against humanity. . This space so far has been most strongly for memes, and that's fine.
There's other groups and you are welcome to add to them. USAuthoritarianism Linktree
See Also, my website. USAuthoritarianism.com be advised at time of writing it is basically just a donate link
Cool People: !thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
founded 8 months ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Your definition of free speech is actually wrong at face value. If I post a comment on the government website in the US, most of the time they're not allowed to take it down, because it's covered by free speech. If I want to speak at public comments at a City council meeting in the US, most of the time they have to let me speak. If we're only focusing on the US, it's clear that free speech is more than your ability to speak without being prosecuted. Free speech also has to do with limitations on what the government can do before or after you speak.