GranDuke
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- Nov 12, 2018
Are you saying that doing coke and molesting a boy at a whorehouse is a form of free speech? You seem to have completely lost the plot. We're talking about political speech, not being a depraved weirdo in private, regardless of if you get caught or not. A senior KGB officer would still suffer consequences if he publicly criticized communism or the actions of the current regime.
Thats just an extreme example of elite being able to do more than regular people. Just like Rowling can till she, likely, will be pushed out of the elite circles.
You're so close to getting it. I agree. Now here's what you don't understand: capitalism makes governments a lot less effective at stamping out free speech. That's the point I've been making this whole time. That's why we're talking about capitalism, not the First Amendment.
People say Singapore is "good capitalism" in the sense that it makes people a lot of money and raises the standard of living. Yeah that's good, but it's an entirely different discussion based on an entirely different aspect of capitalism.
What makes Singapore capitalism different to, for example, UK's that causes this difference in protection of dissident voices?