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It's a bit stretched to assert that European countries don't have Free Speech. Germany, for instance, grants Freedom of Expression in its "Grundgesetz" (its fundamental law), and states that "there is no censorship", though there may be exceptions as defined by the law. For example, it's illegal in Germany to slander or insult someone, or to deny the Holocaust.

I don't agree especially with the latter. It's ridiculous to assert the Holocaust didn't happen - I've visited the remains of the Dachau Concentration Camp, and I won't ever forget that place in my life - but it's equally ridiculous to disallow questioning it. I just pity the people who do it.

But again, it's not exactly right to say that Free Speech doesn't exist here in Europe. I'd say it's mostly the same situation as in the US - it's under attack and we, as the united inhabitants of this planet, need to stand up and fight back where-ever possible. Stop thinking in countries. Start thinking as a part of humanity as a whole.




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