I think, clearly, the larger issue here is the false idea that the USA is a proponent of free speech or human rights.
I would certainly never in a million years hope anyone would seriously claim the US to be the greatest country in the world.
I would certainly never in a million years hope anyone would seriously claim the US to be the greatest country in the world.
I am quite certain a significant proportion of Americans genuinely believe it is.
Not central to the point, but Kashoggi was not a US national. He was a US-resident Saudi citizen. It's possible to be a US national but not a citizen, but Kashoggi wasn't one: https://www.immihelp.com/immigration/us-national.html
Should we not care about his murder as much then?
1. https://qz.com/1428499/jamal-khashoggi-what-trump-owes-khash...
Actually, the correction was so that people wouldn't continue making the mistake, not because his citizenship status is a critical point. The error is a distraction from the main point that is avoidable in the future.
Point taken. The intricacies of status continue to wonder and delight. :)
Pretty much the only speech outlawed is child pornography and that which a reasonable person would see as inciting imminent violence. That's a pretty high bar, higher than any other country I've ever heard of.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...
Fighting words is essentially a dead precedent, and all that remains is inciting imminent violence, which I mentioned.
These are much bigger restrictions that impact far more people than the others you mentioned.
>Fighting words is essentially a dead precedent, and all that remains is inciting imminent violence, which I mentioned.
There's also huge limitations on commercial speech; obscenity (which covers more than child pornography); reasonable time, manner, and place restrictions; perjury; blackmail; harassment; solicitations to commit crimes (not just inciting violence); student's speech while in school.
The reasonable time, manner and place restrictions aren't enforced and also wouldn't be upheld, but you're right, perjury, blackmail and some kinds of harassment aren't covered. Solicitations to commit crimes actually aren't always illegal.
The definition of obscenity isn't well defined, but there are still numerous laws throughout the US that ban obscene speech that have been upheld--zoophilia porn laws, and bans on selling sex toys are 2 examples I can think of off the top of my head.
>The reasonable time, manner and place restrictions aren't enforced and also wouldn't be upheld
The government very regularly enforces this. What do you think free speech zones and protest permits are for?