Right-wing lawmakers pushed for a tribute to the U.S. conservative influencer who was shot dead.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola on Thursday rejected a bid by right-wing factions to hold a minute of silence for slain U.S. conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
The initiative was first proposed by Charlie Weimers, an MEP from the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR), as a symbolic measure “to declare that our right to freedom of speech cannot be extinguished,” according to an email chain with dozens of MEPs that was seen by POLITICO.
He said they have “freedom of speech”.
I pointed out they have “freedom of expression” and that the vast amount of shit Kirk said doesn’t meet the more rigid standards of the EU’s laws…
And you think I’m conflating things?!
I’m literally clarifying, the person conflating is the one using two legal terms from different countries interchangably.
This isn’t a philosophical debate, it’s literally what all of these words mean…
You could have at least accused me of being pedantic, at least that would have been using words correctly
Freedom of speech is not a legal term outside of USA. It’s a concept.
I’m sorry I can’t explain this in a way you’re capable of understanding, you will have to ask someone else for any further help with this or any other topic.