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Well, your french, so your views are expected. I can't say as a American libertarian I enjoyed my time in France nor do I find the laws there concerning just about everything agreeable. I will however say that you seriously need to reconsider what it means to be free.
No, I am NOT French. Wanna see my American passport?
I've lived in France for a great many years. Moreover, there are perhaps 100K yanks living in France just like me. And they aren't here just because they like French-cuisine.
They like living in France because they have worked here and can benefit from its National Health Service, and/or the fact that their children can obtain a fine education nearly free, gratis and for nothing. The life-style is more relaxed, even if French bureaucracy works at a snail's pace.
You see? There ARE other alternatives available. Yanks in America simply have no idea that perhaps other countries perhaps do things better.
Yanks living abroad? Some estimates put it as high as 8 million. That's more than 38 other "states" in the US. See "American diaspora" here. And yet, we have no formal representation in either Chamber of Congress - but we are still obliged to make an American tax declaration!
So, my democratic opinion from abroad, is it as "legitimate" as an American national? You betcha - I sent my ballot off two weeks ago ...
To be free you must be able to speak your mind as you please without censorship.
Yes, I can disagree with both what you say and how you say it. That's my "freedom" too!
But Character Assassination is not "freedom of speech". Never was, never will be ...
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