Is Europe Doomed to Repeat History and Drag America Down With Them? | Opinion

February 1, 2023

In Davos at the World Economic Forum, Věra Jourová, European Commission Vice President for Values and Transparency declared “hate speech” laws and “misinformation laws” are coming to the United States. This is a chilling assertion from a European bureaucrat, but she’s not far off. Speech codes are already prevalent on college campuses, and we’ve seen social media companies take it upon themselves to determine what constitutes “misinformation”. But even more repugnant than the declaration itself, is that any European cohort or member of their government elite would have the temerity to criticize the United States when it comes to principles of liberty, free speech, or equality under the law.

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