god bless america

[just mercedes]

In NZ we have a certain amount of free speech - it stops short of personal invective though, which is actionable both criminally and through the civil courts. Basically, you can't tell lies about someone or something without repercussions. USA seems to have open slather, and I respond really badly to the bellicose bullying that a lot of American media seems to be. Belligerent. Hate crimes we call them.