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Enjolras (barricadeboy) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2019-10-29 17:35:00

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abra stone, john constantine, richie tozier, ~enjolras

Dan suggests I have to ask you all what music do you like?

I’m sure the last thing I’ve known was Bellini. You have much to teach me.

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trash_mouth
2019-10-30 10:10 pm UTC (link)

I used to decide which music went on the radio, it was my job before I was a comedian, so I got to know a lot of it.

Some songs are too. David Bowie used to write whole stories through his albums, but it's still pretty different.

But most countries have laws now, protecting people's rights to say what they want to. It's called freedom of speech in America, you can't be arrested or prosecuted on your words alone. It's not total freedom, you could sti be like, fired from your job or might get punched in the face if you say something people dont agree with, but the government cant stop you.

Yeah, there are all sorts of things you can watch.

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barricadeboy
2019-10-30 10:34 pm UTC (link)

I would ask what a radio is, but I'm boring myself now. Something you play music on, I suppose.

I know what freedom of speech is. We won that at the last revolution - at least, in theory. It's in Déclaration des droits de l'homme. You can have your opinions, and speak about them, write about them, publish them - as long as... you don't abuse this right, and it does not interfere with establishment. Which is total shit, because rights are rights no matter, they are not depending upon fulfilling some imagined responsibility, they are meant to be universal. And if you can only have an opinion that doesn't interfere with establishment, then you aren't allowed an opinion.

Those in power decide what counts as abusing your right, so you can get a boot to the skull for putting up posters, or a gun drawn for refusing to stop... speaking loudly in public. We do not have democracy. Yet.

So I laugh at 'freedom of speech'. I'm sorry. I lack the right words to explain properly in this language.

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	trash_mouth 2019-10-30 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	It does get a little better. Governments always find ways to do what they want to do, but it's not as easy anymore. And thank fuck for that, or I'd be in jail. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	barricadeboy 2019-10-31 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Good. I’m glad ~~or it was all for nothing~~ (Reply to this) (Parent)

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