Speak Up: EU visitors to Delaware discuss free speech, extremism, race
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Visitors from the European Union and EU member state ambassadors to the United States brought conversations about the most pressing issues around the globe to the First State on Monday. They discussed COVID-19 recovery, climate change, education, international trade and supply production at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wilmington.
- They came to the right state, but they need to have this conversation with the folks in slower lower. — Frank Williamson
- They want to censor free speech, meaning anyone that opposes corruption or speaks about it will be considered using “hate speech” or “misinformation.” This happened during the entire election season last year. Even the very real Hunter’s laptop is now “misinformation.” What a joke. — Beth Gallagher
- First, this is the United States of America, not the United States of Europe. If you come here, you should respect our rights and customs. Second, free speech, no matter how uncomfortable or unpleasant it may be, is fundamental to an open and free society. Too many times, we have seen speech laws in Europe be used for nefarious purposes just to silence opposition or opposing views. Even now, we see this being used as suppression by one political party’s embrace of this tactic against parents whose only concern is what their children are being taught in our schools. While I believe all of us who stand against things like racism, bigotry and anti-Semitism would love a world where we didn’t have to be exposed to such rhetoric, we, at the same time, need to understand how such laws could be used for injustice and suppression. — Farmboy Shawn
