Cowardly Europe Fears Dissent

American Thinker ^ | 5 Oct. 2026 | J.B. Shurk

[MtnClimber]

Former-banker-turned-tiny-French-President Emmanuel Macron blasted what he called “American free speech” while speaking to reporters last week. Defending the European Union’s robust censorship policies, le petit fromage insisted that Europe’s speech-policing Digital Services Act should censor information that governments consider false “much more extensively, much faster, and much more forcefully.”

Macron then did his Orwellian best to condemn free speech as oppression and praise censorship as liberation: “So-called American ‘free speech’—at least as it exists today and has been promoted by some people—is the opposite of free speech.” The terribly disliked French leader continued, “My freedom cannot mean that I am free to…insult you or vandalize the public square that belongs to everyone. Yet that is some people’s idea of ‘free speech.’”

Then the little mouse of a man roared, “Until we hold those who disseminate content on social media accountable, we will not be able to regulate it.” Furthermore, if “someone writes something” that is “false,” then that person should be “held accountable.” Tough talk from an insecure man afraid of words.

What is going on in Europe? Why is the whole continent so scared of public debate and dissent? If the political Establishment is unable to defend its ideas and policies without censoring the opposition, then its ideas and policies are absolute rubbish! The people who have willed their way to power across Europe apparently believe that they cannot win an argument unless they are the only ones permitted to speak!

That’s a bit like a puny pugilist demanding that referees tie another boxer’s hands behind his back before declaring himself world heavyweight champion!

Personally, I think mini-mouse Macron is just tired of people pointing out that he married his grandmother (or his grandfather, as the case might be).

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: digitalservicesact; europe; freespeech; leftism; tyranny

[MtnClimber]

I think that the censorship in the UK may be worse than in France.

[sauropod]

Yep.

[PGalt]

Disgusting elected leaders. Treason to the innocent citizens of their countries. Something must be done.

[ComputerGuy]

...le petit fromage...

A little French lingo there.

[Made In The USA]

Excellent.

“What is going on in Europe? Why is the whole continent so scared of public debate and dissent? If the political Establishment is unable to defend its ideas and policies without censoring the opposition, then its ideas and policies are absolute rubbish! The people who have willed their way to power across Europe apparently believe that they cannot win an argument unless they are the only ones permitted to speak!”

Micron man is overseeing France being destroyed by muslims. Maybe a healthy open debate in front of cameras (as we do here) would allow Micron to educate his citizens how his policies destroying his country have been so wonderful.

[Harpotoo]

Just like here, they import chit from africa and the ME for strictly voting purposes (1st they disarmed the native population though, stupid they aint).
They dont fear oour free speech tthey fear our armed to the teeth population!!!

[FlipWilson]

America is about to vote for a Party that screams about “affordability” but cares nothing about it and, instead, only wants to use the issue to gain power to do EXACTLY what Europe is doing.

[Red Badger]

Europe is stuck in the Middle Ages and still adheres to the ‘royalty’ they so mindlessly accept as their ‘betters’.

It is so ingrained into their collective psyches that they feel quite natural as serfs to a big government.

Just change the titles from ‘Duke’ and ‘Baron’ to ‘Secretary’ and ‘Minister’...............

[SaveFerris]

[Europe’s speech-policing Digital Services Act should censor
information that governments consider false “much more
extensively, much faster, and much more forcefully.”]

Digital Tyranny Act

THEY ... WILL tell YOU
what YOU can THINK and
what YOU can SAY

"Person of Interest" is no longer just a TV Show

The Chinese Social Credit Score System is here

It will be a Reality everywhere; not just limited to China

They're going to be Helpful until they
become a Tool for Total Tyranny

And they WILL be Globally-Deployed - so will
The Chinese Social Credit Score Systems

Oh, you DON'T have the MANDATORY 666 Mark of the Beast,
Global Citizen? A Flagrant Violation of the False Prophet
and his Directive to Worship the Antichrist Beast!

You are not allowed to BUY or SELL
(Bible - Book of Revelation 13:16-18; 14:9-12; 20:4)

The Whole World 🌍🌏🌎 IS heading towards the Beast System
The Mark WILL Consume and Divide people (Matthew 10:34-38, Luke 12:51-53)
MUCH worse than COVID-19(84); during the Great Tribulation (Matthew 24:15-27)

[brownsfan]

“America is about to vote for a Party that screams about “affordability” but cares nothing about it and, instead, only wants to use the issue to gain power to do EXACTLY what Europe is doing.”

The power of government schools and the media on display.

[SaveFerris]

(for the thread)

GODLESS GLOBALISTS HATE DISSENT

It interferes with their evil
United Nations' 2030 Agenda

[United Nations' Agenda 2030; The Great Reset]

ALL ACCORDING TO PLAN

UNITED NATIONS
AGENDA 2030

[mund1011]

America is about to vote for a Party that screams about “affordability” but cares nothing about it and, instead, only wants to use the issue to gain power to do EXACTLY what Europe is doing.

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A very concise summary of what has been happening since PDJT_2.0. Why was "affordability" not a word back in 2022? It has been very effectively jammed down our throats by the media donkey team.

And we have a$$holes like karl rove helping Talafreako on team donkey because he is butt hurt over Cornyn.

[MtnClimber]

La petite souris.

A little French lingo for Macron.

[boycott]

Meanwhile, life-long French citizens see their once peaceful lives destroyed by limp-wristed globalists like Macron.

[TTFX]

I want more freedom of speech than the United States has. Defamation should be legal.

[ComputerGuy]

As in pipsqueak

[rktman]

Unless you’re a mooselimb. Then groom, stab, beat your wife or whatever. In the name of protecting your culture of course. Fookin’ idjits!

[Brian Griffin]

France and its leaders should be as heavily sanctioned as the Russian Federation and its leaders.

The UK and its leaders should be as heavily sanctioned as the Russian Federation and its leaders.

There should be no US flights or bookings between the US and the UK or France.

[Georgia Girl 2]

“Le petit fromage”

The little cheese. 😉