> Those outside of the US who subscribe to this ideal seem heavily influenced by...

lucideer · on Nov 4, 2022

An article on a wholly US topic, that has one small line saying the following:

> It is thought that the ancient [Athenian democratic principle](hyperlink) of free speech may have emerged in the late 6th or early 5th century BC.

The hyperlinked page on democratic principle notably has no mention of free speech.

I've replied to a sibling commenter on Athenian "free speech" parallels - much of their association with modern concepts is appropriation.

yodsanklai · on Nov 4, 2022

Freedom of speech isn't a "wholly US topic". It's understood and accepted in most democratic countries.

> The right to freedom of expression has been recognised as a human right in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law by the United Nations. Many countries have constitutional law that protects free speech.

> The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, adopted during the French Revolution in 1789, specifically affirmed freedom of speech as an inalienable right.[7] Adopted in 1791, freedom of speech is a feature of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution