> obviously an idiot praising Vance's and Elon's actions

He praised their opinions on free speech. You should be able to differentiate a single opinion objectively from the people holding them.

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90788d3a a day ago | parent [-]

He actually praised Vance role as a defender of democratic values, but Vance is known to deny Greenlands souvereignity, ready to capitulate to a russian dictator, indifference to police killing a protester recently, etc.

His idea of free speech does not include critical reporting. The wider US government is trying to shut down the BBC with a lawsuit or has public officials threaten individual journalists to their face, basically nothing is too large or too small.

	▲	j-krieger a day ago \| parent [-]
		> He actually praised Vance role as a defender of democratic values, but Vance is known to deny Greenlands souvereignity, ready to capitulate to a russian dictator, indifference to police killing a protester recently, etc. Horrible stuff. I agree. His statement about free speech in the EU, when removed from him as a person, is still true. Progressive media sources agree [1]. If both aisles, as well as European free speech activists, think something is going horribly wrong in Europe, we should listen. [1]: https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/germany-insult...