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No country has free speech in the sense that you can literally say whatever you want without consequence. Free speech is something afforded to us by our governments, rather than a god-given right.
No country has free speech in the sense that you can literally say whatever you want without consequence. Free speech is something afforded to us by our governments, rather than a god-given right.
No, you have it backwards. Speech is a right that the government places restrictions. The government doesn't give us speech, that sounds vaguely fascist sounding.
Nothing is a 'right'. This is just a man-made construct.
For example, having a place to live is considered a right in the UK, but that's only because the government makes it so. It never used to be a right.
Not that I think these things shouldn't be guaranteed by the state, just that nothing is really a 'right' because all of our rights only exist as far as the state is willing to protect them.
So called hate speech is not even comparable to defamation. Defamation is a tort. Hate speech is a crime.
You definitely don't have freedom of speech in your country. Really only the USA, to my knowledge, has what can be considered freedom of speech. I like that this country has that. As a general principle, however, I don't support freedom of speech. The Nation-state, for example, should not permit speech that attacks the foundation of the Nation.
The "foundation of the Nation" often conflates too dangerously with the "government of the day" for my comfort level. That's why I think the right to dissent (and to express it) is an extremely important right in any democracy.
Nothing is a 'right'. This is just a man-made construct.
For example, having a place to live is considered a right in the UK, but that's only because the government makes it so. It never used to be a right.
Not that I think these things shouldn't be guaranteed by the state, just that nothing is really a 'right' because all of our rights only exist as far as the state is willing to protect them.
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