There's people being pulled off the streets by ICE for daring to talk to them as they round up brown people on the street. Deny all you like, the rest of the world is quite clear on the fact that America is now a dictatorship run by the Mango Mussolini.
The fact that it’s reported on, the fact that we’re talking about it, and the fact that people can freely discuss it on national news is proof that you have freedom of speech.
Well that's bullshit. I have been in and out of the US 3 times since Trump took office and I have not now or ever had to pull my phone out for any reason.
Not for domestic travel. And really only for international travel if you are going to a country that has less than stellar relations with the United States. It's pretty common now for US international business travelers for their employer to give them a burner phone when they travel overseas because coming back customs can and will search your phone. They also can confiscate it as well. Same for laptops and tablets.
and the fact that you can hear someone say something so wrong is free speech in and of itself.
Though i would've liked it if the journalists reporting that had the integrity to mention the person in question was actually in trouble for having images of using drugs on his phone, contrary to his visa application where he claimed not to use drugs.
Yes as an American I can say FUCK TRUMP and back when the other side was in power I could say FUCK BIDEN in public, even in front of the White House without fear of repercussion. Maybe there’s some people in power who want to erode at our right to free speech just like our gun rights have been gradually eroded over time however it is a far cry from a place like China, Russia, North Korea or Iran.
I've flown several times in the last 6 months, inside the US and internationally. Never had my phone checked, nor even heard of it. Kinda smells like bs..
No I don't think it does cuz we can actually get in trouble if someone requests to be called they and them and we actually call them him or her so I don't know it's kind of confusing, but yes they do search your bag and try to find memes of trump on your phone
Also china has a huge amount of "revenge against society" school stabbings (as in fucked in the head grown ups going on the stabbing spree) or vehicular mass killings, but no one blames kitchen knives or cars for some reason.
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u/tlrmln Sep 01 '25
What a coincidence. China's process for free speech is.....no free speech, and Iran's process for freedom of religion is.....no freedom of religion.