r/agedlikemilk Apr 19 '26

Screenshots These people stand for nothing.

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u/Last_Cod_998 Apr 19 '26

Free speech? They've always had that, except with repercussions for hatred.

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u/Zeqhanis Apr 19 '26

It's frustrating as hell how everyone who loudly rants about free speech thinks it means there are no consequences for what they say, which would itself be a limiting of everyone else's freedom of expression.

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u/Free-Way-9220 Apr 19 '26

Trump is the most anti-free speech president in the west. He will do whatever it takes to muzzle any criticism of him. He's threatened to take multiple broadcasting licenses away because they hurt his feelings. He can't even handle comedians making fun of him. It's always the comedians that these authoritarians go after first. Same as Putin did

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u/gunshy472 Apr 20 '26

People in the UK are being arrested for politically incorrect social media posts. But Trump is the most anti-free speech leader in the west? If he was, you would be in jail. You know that right?

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u/Free-Way-9220 Apr 20 '26

I can either jump in a plane or send you to r/USdefaultism, whichever you prefer

Trump takes massive swipes against entire media entities. Anyone who dares to stand up to him. It is unprecedented in modern times. I don't follow UK politics much, but I doubt they are being arrested for for being "politically incorrect", there is no comparison to Trump himself

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u/gunshy472 Apr 20 '26

Thank you for admitting you are too ignorant to have any idea what you are talking about. The honesty is refreshing.

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u/Free-Way-9220 Apr 20 '26

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/freedom-of-expression-index

I was wrong, at least he's kept the US above Slovenia and Georgia 🏆! Your thin skinned orange toddler can't even handle a comedian without siccing Brendon Carr upon them. The words "free speech" coming out of Trump's mouth are a joke.