alt Hacker NewsThe EU has more freedom of speech than the US, the US has just a different way of punishment.
It’s much easier in the US to lose your job for what you say as in the EU and in the US the consequences of losing your job are more severe if you don’t have enough money so you can afford to lose it.
US freedom of speech comes with a price tag that puts the censor inside your brain.
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f33d5173 • yesterday at 4:52 PM
And in the eu you go to jail for criticing politicians. I guess it's really all the same, eh?
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This is really an example of "formal rights and material conditions."
You make a case that EU has better social safety nets and employee protection not that the US has weaker free speech laws. While you can't ignore the effect having wealth can insulate you from consequences, it still doesn't support your statement as written.
Is it true that someone who is retired on a pension in US can say more hateful things without government action vs a similar retiree in EU?