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The US is not only restricting the free speech of their own citizens but also from citizens of other countries...
by ognarb 1y ago
The US is not only restricting the free speech of their own citizens but also from citizens of other countries...
- philipjoubert 1y ago[flagged]
- coolThingsFirst 1y ago[flagged]
- evrimoztamur 1y agoUS citizens themselves restrict the free speech of other US citizens, the governing bodies don't have to do much.
- deleted 1y ago[deleted]
- AlecSchueler 1y agoI would think things like removing access to research which contained certain keywords could count, as well as things like ordering the removal of images of women and people of colour from military websites for example.
- owebmaster 1y ago[flagged]
- ThrowawayTestr 1y agoEurope has blasphemy laws
- hhh 1y agoThe mythical single entity known as Europe
- kingkawn 1y agoSome say that they even call themselves a “union of those who are European”
- Chris2048 1y agoWho does? Are brits European?
- kingkawn 1y agoNo, Brits are livestock
- mandmandam 1y agoAnd this "union" has a blasphemy law, does it? (It does not). (And even if it did, that wouldn't in any way make the decades long crackdown on free speech in America one single iota better).
- kingkawn 1y ago(I can’t follow what you’re trying to say)
- zeroCalories 1y agoHe just asked for examples? Can you give some?
- carefulfungi 1y ago1. University funding cancellations because of disfavored but 1A protected protests 2. Attacks on law firms with disfavored clients. 3. Federal law suits against media like NBC, ABC, and investigations of NPR and others. 4. Increased arrest rate for “obstruction” by ICE of people protesting immigration enforcement. 5. Blanket bans on “DEI” speech and retaliation against organizations that promote DEI. 6. An executive Order mandating that schools teach “patriotic” content or lose funding. 7. Banning trans people from the military directly infringing their 1A protected rights to express their identity. 8. Take overs of institutions like the Kennedy Center for the Arts, dismissal of the Librarian of Congress, content regulation of the Smithsonian, take-downs of federal data and images related to disfavored speech. 9. Revoking green cards because of 1A protected cards, denying visas, travel bans - all limiting what speech and associations are available to US citizens. 10. FTC merger rules forbidding coordinated boycotts. 11. Banning the Associated Press from the press room. General attacks on the media as “the enemy of America.”
- zeroCalories 1y ago1. This isn't suppressing free speech. This is classic new deal government. I thought liberals liked that? 2. No one is obligated to work with you, or give you clearances if you're suspected of being against state interests. 3. I thought we were all for government crackdowns on corrupt corporations? 4. Many of these people are obstructionist. 5. DEI is discriminatory. I thought liberals were anti-discrimination? 6. More new deal government. Nothing improper here. You just lost the vote. 7. The military is not obligated to allow anyone to serve. It's a job, like any other. Freedom of speech isn't freedom from consequences, pal. 8. Being selective of what you promote isn't suppression of speech. Is it suppression of speech when Confederate monuments are removed, or did you lose the vote? 9. Those are not citizens. 10. This is regulation to prevent anti-competitive behavior and harassment. 11. Not free speech. You're not obligated to be in a press room TBH, seems like you care that you lost, not about freedom. Why should I give you any freedom when your goal is to deprive me of mine?
- haxiomic 1y agoIdaho Teacher ordered to remove “Everybody is welcome” sign in classroom as US government threatens to cut funding for orgs supporting inclusive ideologies (lgbt, “woke”) https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article301972094.html https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/education/article3...
- haxiomic 1y agoWords like “female” will flag scientific research grant applications for review and any found to be supporting diversity equity and inclusion face being cut https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/02/05/nsf-hunts-female-other-flagged-terms https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/02/05/n...
- joshuanapoli 1y agoUS universities are being punished for allowing free speech of individual members. The federal government is angling to get these groups to self-censor.
- locopati 1y agoPeaceful protest against Israel's destruction of Gaza will get you in trouble. Research all the anti-LGBTQ legislation at the federal and state levels. Remember, after all, the 1st amendment covers not only freedom of speech, but also assembly, the press, no establishment of religion, and the ability to petition the government. All of these things have been attacked and will continue to be attacked.
- mc32 1y agoIt’d been going on for a while: they had embedded people at Twitter, Facebook, etc. to act as liaisons to “protect truth” on subjects such as the origins of Covid, hunter Biden’s laptop, the senility of a certain commander in chief, the discussion on males participating in women’s sports, etc. the movement went so far as preventing speakers with opposing views to speak at universities. The idea of safe spaces itself is about censorship of ideas. All in the name of stopping “misinformation”.
- amanaplanacanal 1y agoThat was just private citizens exercising their own free speech rights, even if you disagreed. Now we have the federal government punishing people with speech and beliefs the president and his cronies don't like. It's a whole different ballgame.
- mandmandam 1y ago> That was just private citizens exercising their own free speech rights It was just a 'coincidence' that the US government was putting serious monopoly investigations on every big tech and social media company at the same time it offered these censorship 'suggestions', I'm sure.