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The United States drone-killed Anwar al Awlaki, an American citizen, because of his speech. I don't disagree with that action, but it does illustrate that there
by ThrowXAwaux 7y ago
The United States drone-killed Anwar al Awlaki, an American citizen, because of his speech. I don't disagree with that action, but it does illustrate that there are limits, even in the United States, despite claims to the contrary.
- sambal 7y agoThere are no claims to the contrary in this thread, or this article.
- ThrowXAwaux 7y agoUnfortunately, people, particularly those who subscribe to a certain ideology that is (was?) popular in tech circles do tend to lecture others about free speech, using the United States as a gold standard.
- alacombe 7y agoimportant omission: "under a democrat administration".
- looeee 7y ago> even in the United States The United States has become an oligarchy over the last few decades. It's basically the worst Western country that you could use as an example of freedom right now.
- sampo 7y ago> The United States drone-killed Anwar al Awlaki, an American citizen, because of his speech. Did Hitler ever do anything else than talk, talk and talk. And write. And the allies sure tried to kill him, too.
- tluyben2 7y agoHilter was not targetted for his (bad) writing or speeches; he gave commands to his troops via his henchmen; that is not free speech.
- sampo 7y ago> The United States drone-killed Anwar al Awlaki, an American citizen, because of his speech. The Wikipedia article gives a different picture. According to US government, "he was centrally involved in planning terrorist operations" and "Yemeni government tried him in absentia in November 2010, for plotting to kill foreigners and being a member of al-Qaeda". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_al-Awlaki