Free speech

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Free speech

USA - guaranteed in first amendment to the Constution

2020's - under attack from leftists citing disinformation, hate speech, and falsehoods as reasons to limit free speech.

Louis Brandeis said the best antidote to bad speech is not less speech but, rather, more speech.

Most of world - much less guaranteed. China and Russia - imprison dissidents. Great Britain - stronger defamation laws. Germany and France - prohibitions on Nazi propaganda (often the reason swastikas are not displayed in video games about WWII.)

X (Twitter) - Company cracked down on "disinformation" in the COVID era, then was bought by Elon Musk who favors more free speech.

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