>One common misconception among some Americans is that other western nations lack freedom of speech.
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>When people say X or Y nation lacks free speech, what they’re usually referring to is the lack of protections for hate-speech. The US stands entirely alone in its consideration of hate as a form of protected speech.
OP explicitly refutes specific claims made in the article and your response is "whataboutism". You either didn't read the article or I'm correct that you simply don't like the hypocrisy being pointed out. Perhaps both?