This is a hypothetical and yet very likely society. We call it USA 2026. The First Amendment is still the Law.
There is a large list of proscribed opinions, books, movies, music videos which are offensive to Liberals for different reasons. The laws prohibit neither the media nor individuals to use these materials offensive to Liberals. Yet, by now
-- All major Social Media sites have been pressured to ban anyone expressing proscribed opinions
-- Any individual publicly expressing proscribed opinions is added to the Blacklist. Most companies would not dare to hire blacklisted individuals.
-- Laws against offensive speech are enforced much more strongly in UK 2026 then in USA 2026.
Sounds fascist. It can be done without a dictator?
It's not free if companies won't hire people who are blacklisted, or if social media sites are pressured to remove proscribed speech.
It can be done if more then 50% of people are against Free Speech. If most people believe in strong Left ideology.
Well it would take more than that.
Well it would take more than that. You do know about article 5 don't you? Besides in my experience it's usually the right banning books, liberals just control the media (or so I'm told).
SCitizen said:The society would be only nominally free.
Spooky wisdom. You must be old?
It can be done if more then 50% of people are against Free Speech. If most people believe in strong Left ideology.
Old is relative. :lol:
This is a hypothetical and yet very likely society. We call it USA 2026. The First Amendment is still the Law.
There is a large list of proscribed opinions, books, movies, music videos which are offensive to Liberals for different reasons. The laws prohibit neither the media nor individuals to use these materials offensive to Liberals. Yet, by now
-- All major Social Media sites have been pressured to ban anyone expressing proscribed opinions
-- Any individual publicly expressing proscribed opinions is added to the Blacklist. Most companies would not dare to hire blacklisted individuals.
-- Laws against offensive speech are enforced much more strongly in UK 2026 then in USA 2026.
This is a hypothetical and yet very likely society. We call it USA 2026. The First Amendment is still the Law.
There is a large list of proscribed opinions, books, movies, music videos which are offensive to Liberals for different reasons. The laws prohibit neither the media nor individuals to use these materials offensive to Liberals. Yet, by now
-- All major Social Media sites have been pressured to ban anyone expressing proscribed opinions
-- Any individual publicly expressing proscribed opinions is added to the Blacklist. Most companies would not dare to hire blacklisted individuals.
-- Laws against offensive speech are enforced much more strongly in UK 2026 then in USA 2026.
This is a hypothetical and yet very likely society. We call it USA 2026. The First Amendment is still the Law.
There is a large list of proscribed opinions, books, movies, music videos which are offensive to Liberals for different reasons. The laws prohibit neither the media nor individuals to use these materials offensive to Liberals. Yet, by now
-- All major Social Media sites have been pressured to ban anyone expressing proscribed opinions
-- Any individual publicly expressing proscribed opinions is added to the Blacklist. Most companies would not dare to hire blacklisted individuals.
-- Laws against offensive speech are enforced much more strongly in UK 2026 then in USA 2026.
Sounds fascist. It can be done without a dictator?
In relatively wide swathes of Europe the situation is already very much on its way to the situation described. This is happening well supported by the populations albeit acting on populist arguments.
Perhaps you can provide an example, and if not I understand.
And this is supposed to be a result of populations acting on populist arguments?
We in the US have our own idea of freedom of speech, and European countries often have different attitudes toward freedom of speech. I remember getting into a cab in Nottingham that posted a notice any racial epithets directed at the cab driver were punishable by a fine and even imprisonment.
I was aghast, but it's just a fact of life.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/24/opinion/24iht-edrojan.html?_r=0
Here is an article about the current situation with European nations and freedom of speech.
European nations in the EU are supposed to follow EU laws in regards to free speech. They simply aren't doing that. In regards to arresting people for Holocaust denial, or not allowing religious people to dress in a manner that they wish.
It looks like the US is a bit more liberal than Europe when it comes to free speech, at least in a general sense.
I don't actually see the problem with that.
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