Free speech

[TailWindHome]

Its about EU and UK online censorship.

Is there something you want to say on here that Starmer is preventing you from saying?

 

[TailWindHome]

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This why they 𝕏 is being attacked in Europe.

US government will apply pressure until they back down

In what sense are americans in american being censored?

 

[Psamathe]

I don't agree with refusing visas on those grounds, too arbitrary, but those refused visas haven't had their free speech curtailed.

But I do think the US bans are somewhat hypocritical. When Vance comes to Europe and start's lecturing us about Free Speech only for US to discriminate people for saying stuff they disagree with.

When we recognise a harm and try to prevent or mitigate that harm we don't need US commercial interests trying to perpetuate the damage they are causing - that take the profits whilst we pickup the pieces from the damage they cause.

 

[Pblakeney]

"We demand the right say say whatever we want, and to limit what we hear to what we want to hear."

 

[All uphill]

"We demand the right say say whatever we want, and to limit what we hear to what we want to hear."

Sorry, I can't hear you.

 

[Pblakeney]

Did someone say something?

 

[briantrumpet]

Did someone say something?

All I can hear is windmills. And maybe someone tilting at them.

 

[Ian H]

All I can hear is windmills. And maybe someone tilting at them.

That's one angle.

 

[briantrumpet]

That's one angle.

Sorry, I was feeling quixotic, Don.

 

[Ian H]

Sorry, I was feeling quixotic, Don.

Which leads me to the off-topic question of how you pronounce the two words: quixotic and Quixote.

 

[briantrumpet]

Which leads me to the off-topic question of how you pronounce the two words: quixotic and Quixote.

I'm just about to look up the pronunciation in French for the former, for a wild card entry.

 

[briantrumpet]

'Quichottesque', but it's not recognised by Dico Robert. Nice word though.

 

[C R]

Which leads me to the off-topic question of how you pronounce the two words: quixotic and Quixote.

The x is an archaic spelling of j, and it is pronounced like a German ch, but a bit harsher, though not as harsh as the Arabic kh.

 

[briantrumpet]

The x is an archaic spelling of j, and it is pronounced like a German ch, but a bit harsher, though not as harsh as the Arabic kh.

Ah, so the French 'Quichotte' make perfect sense (for a change).

 

[Rusty Nails]

I don't agree with refusing visas on those grounds, too arbitrary, but those refused visas haven't had their free speech curtailed.

Just the right to practise it in the US.