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Hong Kong judge defies government’s bid to ban pro-democracy protest song, saying it could undermine freedom of expression (www.theguardian.com)

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The government had sought the injunction banning online publication or distribution of the song, arguing it insulted China’s national anthem and could give people the impression that Hong Kong was an independent country.

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[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Freedom of expression is actually counterintuitive outside the west. You have to be taught the concept. The human instinct is to go hive mind perhaps.

[–] BROOT@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would disagree, and cite that a BUNCH of the worlds oldest poetry and art all comes from Eastern civilizations. We are herd animals by instinct, but self expression as a default setting has to be stamped out through long term systemic violence.

[–] bedrooms@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not talking about the dark age era nor the origin of freedom of expression.

Well, I don't understand how citing old poetry and arts from the east disproves my point in the first place, so if you dare want to convince a random internet person like me, you'd start from explaining why that's the case.