If I falsely accused you of trolling, I assure you it's only because I like to believe the best in people and didn't want to assume you were stupid.

1. This article is specifically about Germany doing their best to solve the problem of fake news. Will they eliminate it entirely? Probably not. Could they get the shit to shoe level? Let's find out.
2. It goes without saying that totalitarian regimes do not allow much freedom of the press. That does not mean that…

This is quality trolling.
Yes, let's say North Korea had such a vibrant culture until one day they implemented some restrictions on free speech (exactly the same amount I'm pointing toward other countries) and all of a sudden it was a repressive regime. It was doing so well right up to that point.

I thought of him as the great action actor. He was the one who elevated the role to something that might be artistic.
I'm not sure how true that is, but it's the way I saw him.

I actually just replaced him mentally with Ed Harris. The movie sounded much better. Now you've reminded me that I had it wrong and I won't watch this.

I know, Che. I don't love it either. But there are so many problems to your blow it up approach that undo a lot of good those boring dems manage from time to time. O would love to see more of a liberal voice in America, but this won't achieve that. The Tea Party is a disaster for all but the most insane on the right…

So…not Bill Bellamy? I'm out.

And yet their discourse is a hell of a lot more productive than stomping their feet and declaring that everything sucks. There are a number of things that Europe is bad at, like integrating immigrants into their greater society. But in terms of educating their people, they are miles ahead of us and our blathering…

Wow. I never knew that Germany was a currently a fascist government. Or the UK. Or France. Or Australia, New Zealand, or a whole bunch of countries that have some basic restrictions on free speech, without necessarily banning freedom of speech as a whole.
Personally, I would say that these nations are acting like…

Would you say that the Republican party has been strengthened by the Tea Party movement? I see a group of people that are being held hostage by radicals. Yes, they've managed to trip into the Presidency, but I would not call that a clear cut victory for sensible government.

It's not facism to implement reasonable restrictions on speech. Again, a lot of nations that are way more progressive than the US have done this long ago. It seems counter intuitive, but if you actually look at the results, it isn't.
You are acting as if the Bill of Rights, something passed in 1789, is something that…

Amendments can be amended.

There are always boogey men out there that would try to make your life a little more shitty for personal gain. And society will always have a responsibility to look at the direction their country is going in and make adjustments. But pretending we can't put up safeguards to things that are already harming our…

It's called a comparison.

The slippery slope argument has always been the biggest chickenshit argument to make. "What if we make people recycle, and then start putting non recyclers in a SUPER MAX PENITENTIARY O_o? YOU NEVER KNOW." We have evidence that other nations that have instituted these checks on speech haven't devolved into a dystopian…

Holy fuck, you do not want that if you are a leftist. I know it's frustrating, but the counter to inaction is not madness. Electing politicians based solely off the principals that you feel with little to no understanding of the boring and frustrating compromises that need to be made in a functioning government, is…

I'm disturbed by how many countries are becoming so un-American.

Actually, it could be argued that America's childlike protection of all free speech inhibits discourse, as too much noise is added to the conversation. Most European nations do not have a blanket freedom, and there are things that are restricted.

"I came here to kill rebels and play in the sand. And I hate sand."

She was born a long, long time ago.