Americans (and, I think to a large extent the rest of the English-speaking world) have somehow convinced themselves (ourselves) that freedom of speech is the most important thing, and that it is absolutely necessary to stop tyranny. In reality, America is closer to being a despotic plutocracy than Germany is. Not despite their strong stance on free speech laws, but because of it.
I’m sick of free speech which is only ever raised to defend racists (and, in America, somehow huge corporations) but that the average person has no access to because they can’t afford lawyers. I’m sick of presumption of innocence that seems to only come up when a famous man is accused of sexual assault and that does nothing for the vast swath of those accused who feel they have no choice but to plead guilty because the system as a matter of fact presumes them guilty.
Anglo values are stupid values. We’re stupid. Thanks for the reminder that there are ways to be less stupid.
