German authorities have raided the homes of 17 people in the state of Bavaria accused of spreading antisemitic hate speech and threats targeting Jews online.
yes because it is being used as a tool by a totalitarian government, totalitarian governments would do that regardless of how anyone feels about free speech.
does not mean letting nazis and other criminal scum roam around is a good idea in a free country.
also the us institutions seem to be suppressing pro-palestine sentiment, against all those lofty ideals
Right, which is bad, and should be called out, which is exactly what I’m doing, which you then come to defend. Face it, the fact that they are a totalitarian (your word) government jailing people for speech is made possible by the fact that they do not have freedom of speech, this is all my exact point.
yes because it is being used as a tool by a totalitarian government, totalitarian governments would do that regardless of how anyone feels about free speech.
does not mean letting nazis and other criminal scum roam around is a good idea in a free country.
also the us institutions seem to be suppressing pro-palestine sentiment, against all those lofty ideals
Right, which is bad, and should be called out, which is exactly what I’m doing, which you then come to defend. Face it, the fact that they are a totalitarian (your word) government jailing people for speech is made possible by the fact that they do not have freedom of speech, this is all my exact point.
So whats your point? Governments should not be totalitarian? I mean yeah…
Basically yes. I see people who want it too often.
I see plenty of fascists who want it, thats not justification to let them.
Well, yeah, those are some of the people who want a totalitarian state who would seek to limit speech.