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[[File:Soviet poster about US police.png|thumb|Satirical [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] poster showing Statesian [[police]] with batons labelled "freedom of speech" and other [[Liberalism|liberal]] concepts, mocking the way Statesians use "freedom of speech" in order to oppress the masses]] | |||
[[File:Soviet poster about US police.png|thumb|Satirical [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] poster showing Statesian [[police]] with batons labelled "freedom of speech" and other concepts | Like [[Free market|free markets]], '''freedom of speech''' is a [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] [[idealism|idealist]] concept completely detached from reality. The concept posits that people are free to say whatever they want. At a basic level, such as yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater, free speech has never existed. Throughout all of human history, limits have existed on publicly acceptable speech. Note that free speech is different from free criticism. | ||
Like [[Free market|free markets]], '''freedom of speech''' is a [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] [[idealism|idealist]] concept completely detached from reality. The concept posits that people are free to say whatever they want. At a basic level, such as yelling " | |||
== Under feudalism == | == Under feudalism == | ||
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Unlike what capitalists claim, there is limited freedom of speech in capitalist countries. | Unlike what capitalists claim, there is limited freedom of speech in capitalist countries. | ||
[[Police]] in the [[United States of America|United States]] frequently raid and destroy press companies and reporters for going against the Statesian [[MICIMATT]] system.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Steven Lee Myers and Benjamin Mullin|newspaper=New York Times|title=Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns|date=2023-08-13|archive-url=Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns|quote=The raid is one of several recent cases of local authorities taking aggressive actions against news organizations — some of which are part of a dwindling cohort left in their area to hold governments to account. And it fits a pattern of pressure being applied to local newsrooms. One recent example is the 2019 police raid of the home of Bryan Carmody, a freelance journalist in San Francisco, who was reporting on the death of Jeff Adachi, a longtime public defender.}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=B|newspaper=Moon of Alabama|title="Exceedingly Rare"|date=2023-08-14|url=https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/08/exceedingly-rare.html}}</ref> | [[Police]] in the [[United States of America|United States]] frequently raid and destroy press companies and reporters for going against the grain of the Statesian [[MICIMATT]] system.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Steven Lee Myers and Benjamin Mullin|newspaper=New York Times|title=Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns|date=2023-08-13|archive-url=Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns|quote=The raid is one of several recent cases of local authorities taking aggressive actions against news organizations — some of which are part of a dwindling cohort left in their area to hold governments to account. And it fits a pattern of pressure being applied to local newsrooms. One recent example is the 2019 police raid of the home of Bryan Carmody, a freelance journalist in San Francisco, who was reporting on the death of Jeff Adachi, a longtime public defender.}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=B|newspaper=Moon of Alabama|title="Exceedingly Rare"|date=2023-08-14|url=https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/08/exceedingly-rare.html}}</ref> | ||
== Under socialism == | == Under socialism == | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Idealism]] | [[Category:Idealism]] | ||