Not even America has free speech by American standards. E.g. you can't say "fuck" on TV and you can only create and sell pornography under certain circumstances.

> E.g. you can't say "fuck" on TV

Broadcast TV, and it gets messy when it's a fleeting expletive. And you can wear a shirt saying "Fuck the Draft" in a courthouse[1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohen_v._California

America has a lot of problems, major ones. But there are glimpses of hope, truth, justice and fairness that still resonate in the ethos of America - thanks for sharing.

Pretty much my point (I lived in Germany some years ago, although born and lived most of my life in the US).