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Wow, American exceptionalism claims have now gone so farad to claim that freedom of speech is unique to America!

Not even the historical claim holds, as constitutional protections for free speech in France and Sweden predate the American constitution.

> For example, Canada jails people for criticizing those of Islamic persuasion

He was arrested, presented to court, and acquited. Therefore he was not "jailed". Also: the charge was inciting/organising a hate crime, in the wake of a killing of a Muslim father and his 15-year old daughter, not "criticising those of Islamic persuasion".

Don't be a liar, it doesn't help your argument.



> Also: the charge was inciting/organising a hate crime

True, but we don't know what the man actually said. So whether the charge was true or not remains solely decided by those policing speech.

> He was arrested, presented to court, and acquited.

Thank you for pointing this out. I should have been more careful in my reading of the source material.




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