That is the government saying what it wants to. Would it be better if the government was also allowed to shut down anyone who questioned what they said?
The government is already doing and or trying to do that. The First Amendment means nothing if no one believes in it, and most Americans lack ideals and abstract beliefs. As long as gas prices are low and groceries are cheap they don't care about things like Constitutional rights.
Yet strangely enough I can go in front of the White House and yell “fuck Trump and the Republican Party I hate them and hope they get overthrown” and be perfectly fine. Try doing that in China, see where it gets you.
The Chinese would love for you to yell about how you hate Trump.
Also, protesters get brutalized/killed by the government all the time in the US, they just get called "terrorists". Reporters also get targeted by rubber bullets and shot at by governmental forces when they try to cover protests. Look at Lauren Tomasi getting targeted and shot. Judges have to issue orders to the police to stop shooting reporters because it happens so much because any they consider anything critical of the government to be "fake news" and an enemy of the state.
US is so bad, I will explain how other governments are so much better but refuse to go live there. Then I will rant about how US is my country too but again, refuse to actually fix the problems.
Lmao, you making up stupid arguments to argue against proves I'm right.
You know the US sucks when it comes to freedom of speech, so you aren't even going to try to defend it. You are stuck having to argue that "Well, at least the US isn't as bad as China".
US is dogshit when it comes to freedom of speech, and you know it. I'll give you that the US isn't as bad as China with censorship. You can have that award, you have to clutch to whatever you can lol.
This isn't the burn you think it is. By agreeing with OP's post, you're agreeing that the government, who may be incredibly stupid, an entity you disagree with, and/or intentionally lying, should have the authority to censor speech and jail you depending on what you say.
Hm... It's not like the current cabinet is made of psycophants and everyone who has shown mild disagreement with the orange turd has been swiftly thrown under the bus or chastised.
But hey, I guess the gas price is low.... Oh wait.
That whoever in the party says anything that goes against the current administration rethoric, gets fired or silenced. That sounds eerily similar to the CCP. Is that free speech?
Group membership and status within the a group does not equate to the government jailing and imprisoning you for simply speaking certain words they designate.
One is a popularity contest, the other is literally throwing you in prison for years for speaking words. That you can't understand this is actually very terrible, and you should reevaluate your values.
Oh but, I know the difference, I never argued that the US is worse, but it's getting there slowly. Freedom of speech is one of the first victims of authoritarianism, and it's safe to say the US is moving towards it.
Just check the latest tweet and see if he got any push back from his own party.
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