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Originally Posted by AnonymousStranger
Daryl Morey has the freedom to say whatever he wants and China has the freedom to retaliate by cutting off their business done in China if they felt like what he said was inappropriate. I don't see the problem? There is no attack on the institution of "freedom of speech". China is not coercing the American government to do anything to their first amendment of the constitution, so I don't understand why freedom of speech is being talked about so much.
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Freedom to of expression as a democratic concept is more than just the American government enforcing the American constitution.
If you believe in universal democratic rights then a government (not individuals or companies) using financial coercion in order to stifle views should not be palletable.
In theory this is where the US government should be demanding that US citizens should be able to freely speak without the Chinese government sanctioning the company they work for.