▲ 318 ▼ Free Speech Booth, St Louis airport (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (8 children) What a shithole country. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (7 children) Wait, how? Not like in general, obviously it sucks here, but how is this particularly egregious....? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago He just really likes getting handed pamphlets. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (5 children) Because no where else in the world with free speech is this considered at all, let alone considered a good idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) ...no where else in the world with free speech... Now, think about what you had to qualify there, and try to recognize what it means. Of all the places where free speech is tolerated, this is unacceptable -to the silent, powerless masses. 😶🤌🏼 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago What convoluted thinking. You deserve your free speech zone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (2 children) You think ya'll don't have community spaces? I have 100% seen things like this flying into numerous European countries and in the larger train stations, they just didn't have the obnoxiously ostentatious signs (which I sorta appreciate having, though it's form is laughable it's a decent warning about what's going on there so you can avoid it like the plague). It's pretty common to have some sort of designated managed space within public spaces, with an admitted abstraction it's not all that different from getting parade permits or reserving space in a park. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) You think this is a community space? What a shithole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago I think that's commonly what things like this are called, do you have a better name? Regardless of that though, that doesn't really address that this is a very common concept across a great many cultures, most likely including your own. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (7 children) Wait, how? Not like in general, obviously it sucks here, but how is this particularly egregious....? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago He just really likes getting handed pamphlets. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (5 children) Because no where else in the world with free speech is this considered at all, let alone considered a good idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) ...no where else in the world with free speech... Now, think about what you had to qualify there, and try to recognize what it means. Of all the places where free speech is tolerated, this is unacceptable -to the silent, powerless masses. 😶🤌🏼 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago What convoluted thinking. You deserve your free speech zone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (2 children) You think ya'll don't have community spaces? I have 100% seen things like this flying into numerous European countries and in the larger train stations, they just didn't have the obnoxiously ostentatious signs (which I sorta appreciate having, though it's form is laughable it's a decent warning about what's going on there so you can avoid it like the plague). It's pretty common to have some sort of designated managed space within public spaces, with an admitted abstraction it's not all that different from getting parade permits or reserving space in a park. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) You think this is a community space? What a shithole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago I think that's commonly what things like this are called, do you have a better name? Regardless of that though, that doesn't really address that this is a very common concept across a great many cultures, most likely including your own. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago He just really likes getting handed pamphlets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (5 children) Because no where else in the world with free speech is this considered at all, let alone considered a good idea. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) ...no where else in the world with free speech... Now, think about what you had to qualify there, and try to recognize what it means. Of all the places where free speech is tolerated, this is unacceptable -to the silent, powerless masses. 😶🤌🏼 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago What convoluted thinking. You deserve your free speech zone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (2 children) You think ya'll don't have community spaces? I have 100% seen things like this flying into numerous European countries and in the larger train stations, they just didn't have the obnoxiously ostentatious signs (which I sorta appreciate having, though it's form is laughable it's a decent warning about what's going on there so you can avoid it like the plague). It's pretty common to have some sort of designated managed space within public spaces, with an admitted abstraction it's not all that different from getting parade permits or reserving space in a park. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) You think this is a community space? What a shithole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago I think that's commonly what things like this are called, do you have a better name? Regardless of that though, that doesn't really address that this is a very common concept across a great many cultures, most likely including your own. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) ...no where else in the world with free speech... Now, think about what you had to qualify there, and try to recognize what it means. Of all the places where free speech is tolerated, this is unacceptable -to the silent, powerless masses. 😶🤌🏼 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago What convoluted thinking. You deserve your free speech zone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago What convoluted thinking. You deserve your free speech zone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (2 children) You think ya'll don't have community spaces? I have 100% seen things like this flying into numerous European countries and in the larger train stations, they just didn't have the obnoxiously ostentatious signs (which I sorta appreciate having, though it's form is laughable it's a decent warning about what's going on there so you can avoid it like the plague). It's pretty common to have some sort of designated managed space within public spaces, with an admitted abstraction it's not all that different from getting parade permits or reserving space in a park. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) You think this is a community space? What a shithole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago I think that's commonly what things like this are called, do you have a better name? Regardless of that though, that doesn't really address that this is a very common concept across a great many cultures, most likely including your own. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) You think this is a community space? What a shithole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago I think that's commonly what things like this are called, do you have a better name? Regardless of that though, that doesn't really address that this is a very common concept across a great many cultures, most likely including your own. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago I think that's commonly what things like this are called, do you have a better name? Regardless of that though, that doesn't really address that this is a very common concept across a great many cultures, most likely including your own. permalink fedilink source parent