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Re:France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations by TazeTSchnitzel on Thursday October 12, 2023 @02:41PM (#37861182)
Doesn't France have constitutionally protected freedom of speech?
Re:France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations by Xylakant on Thursday October 12, 2023 @02:48PM (#37861314)
No constituional protection is absolute, as they usually contradict each other to at least some extend. The difference where different societies place the focus - the US is strongly in favor of freedom of speech, whereas European states usually are less absolutist about speech.
Re:France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations by hollasch on Thursday October 12, 2023 @03:41PM (#37862148)
One significant difference is the US constitutional assertion that "certain inalienable rights" (notably the freedom to speak) are "endowed by our creator". In practice, this places such rights outside the authority of governments.

In most other countries, rights are constructed and granted at the pleasure of the government currently in power.

It's easy to overlook this philosophical difference as pedantic, but the ramifications are profound.

Re:France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations by BasedAnon on Thursday October 12, 2023 @03:35PM (#37862031)
Godel's constitutional theorem
Re:France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations by calyth2018 on Thursday October 12, 2023 @02:51PM (#37861353)
How many are brave enough to challenge it in the face of arrest or worse police violence?
Re:France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations by lostmsu on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:48AM (#37915989)
Judging by this (linked up in the thread) - plenty: https://x.com/NationalIndNews/status/1712525993854833142?s=2...
Re:France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations by lamp987 on Thursday October 12, 2023 @06:14PM (#37863862)
Freedom of speech is a myth. It never existed in any western country. Dissent is only tolerated as long as its powerless. After that its physically crushed, infiltrated by govt agents, its bank accounts frozen or otherwise neutralized.

Liberalism is a lie.

Re:France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations by Eggsellence on Thursday October 12, 2023 @10:49PM (#37865988)
Do you have any idea how many jews directly or indirectly wield significant power and influence in Western politics and law? Do you think a constitution is going to stop them exerting that in the interests of Jews and Israel?