He should have played Charlie kirk's greatest hits uncensored with no additional comments.
Even people who directly cite and quote Charlie are being doxed censored and fired.
The
Gestapo and
free speech were fundamentally incompatible. From its founding in 1933, the Gestapo’s primary function was to
suppress any form of political dissent or criticism of the Nazi regime.
Here’s how it related to free expression:
- No legal protection: In Weimar Germany, before Hitler, free speech was constitutionally guaranteed. Under the Nazis, these rights were stripped almost immediately. The Gestapo could arrest anyone for statements considered hostile to the state—whether spoken, written, or even rumored.
- Censorship and surveillance: Newspapers, books, films, theater, and radio were tightly controlled. Writers, journalists, and artists who spoke out risked arrest or exile. The Gestapo worked alongside Joseph Goebbels’ Ministry of Propaganda to enforce conformity.
- Denunciations: Ordinary citizens often reported neighbors or coworkers for “defeatist talk,” jokes about Hitler, or critical comments. The Gestapo relied heavily on this system, which created a culture of fear and self-censorship.
- Criminalizing dissent: Even small acts—listening to foreign radio, telling anti-Nazi jokes, distributing banned leaflets—could lead to imprisonment or being sent to a concentration camp.
- Total control of speech: The only “freedom” of speech permitted was loyal praise of Hitler and the Nazi state. Any alternative opinion was treated as subversive.
After 1945, the Gestapo became a key historical example of what happens when a state
eliminates free speech protections: surveillance, fear, and repression replace open discussion and criticism.
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