intelshill@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoRight to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracym.timesofindia.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down12cross-posted to: worldnews
arrow-up1290arrow-down1external-linkRight to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracym.timesofindia.comintelshill@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews
minus-squareAltofaltception@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down2·edit-211 months agoNow now you can protest things as long as they have been vetted and approved by the government.
minus-squareOneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·11 months ago“If your cause isn’t just enough to be granted a permit by the government, then you shouldn’t believe in it”
minus-squarefilorialinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down8·11 months agoThat’s just how free speech works
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoFree speech would be been allowed to protest about anything
minus-squarekase@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months agoTrue, but it’s the government who says you’re allowed to ;D
minus-squarecgarret3@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months ago“Free speech” means freedom from consequences from the law, not necessarily from individuals who are allowed their own judgment accordingly
Now now you can protest things as long as they have been vetted and approved by the government.
“If your cause isn’t just enough to be granted a permit by the government, then you shouldn’t believe in it”
That’s just how free speech works
Free speech would be been allowed to protest about anything
True, but it’s the government who says you’re allowed to ;D
“Free speech” means freedom from consequences from the law, not necessarily from individuals who are allowed their own judgment accordingly
as you do