alt Hacker News> Going so far to regulate what you ought to say or to watch.
Native born German. Calling BS on that crap.
I recommend reading up on "freedom from" vs. "freedom to". Explains quite a lot of differences between the European tradition of ensuring people are "free from" an potentially oppressive state vs. the US tradition of "freedom to".
In each "freedom of speech" index I know, Germany fares better than the US, or Britain, or Australia. Or quite a lot of different countries tbh.
RSF World Press (lower is better): - Germany 14/180 - Britain 18/180 - Australia 33/180 - USA 64/180
Freedom House (higher is better): - Germany 95/100 - Britain 92/100 - Australia 95/100 - USA 84/100
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Faring better than some other country doesn't mean its good.
Try calling up rt.com via a German phone network.
And calling our chancellor a liar will get your house searched.
No one actually believes their BS and I doubt you actually do either.
They use so many bullshit and mental gymnastics to "score" Germany well despite their appalling "free speech" laws. I think it's very fair to say anyone appealing to either of these index's isn't even attempting to argue in good faith.
In Germany you will get arrested if you publicly talk about Gaza and Israel
I can't take these indexes seriously when Germany is about to outright ban an entire political party. The US takes the first amendment very seriously.