法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙最近彻底变成了奥威尔式人物。尽管长期以来一直是西方媒体的宠儿，但马克龙实际上是全球最反对言论自由的领导人之一。9月29日，他宣称：“如今某些人推崇的所谓美国‘言论自由’，恰恰与真正的言论自由背道而驰。”让埃马纽埃尔·马克龙来高谈阔论言论自由，就像让乔伊·切斯特纳特宣传纯素主义一样荒谬。
French President Emmanuel Macron went full Orwell recently. While long the darling of Western media, Macron has been one of the most anti-free-speech leaders in the world. On Sept. 29, he declared that "The so-called American ‘free speech’ today, which some people have promoted, is the opposite of free speech." Having Emmanuel Macron holding forth on free speech is akin to Joey Chestnut proselytizing on veganism.
法国正疯狂地滑向审查制度和言论犯罪化。这些法律以“煽动”或“恐吓”他人为由，依据模糊的标准将言论定为犯罪，而这些标准往往涉及种族或宗教因素。
France has been in a headlong plunge into censorship and speech criminalization. These laws criminalize speech under vague standards referring to "inciting" or "intimidating" others based on race or religion.
例如，时装设计师约翰·加利亚诺因在2010年和2011年于巴黎一家酒吧发表反犹太言论，被法国法院判有罪。
For example, fashion designer John Galliano was found guilty in a French court on charges of making antisemitic comments in a Paris bar in 2010 and 2011.
马克龙在法国骚乱频发的背景下抨击美国言论自由——网友怒斥其为“天大的蠢货”。另一起案件中，法国保守派总统候选人玛丽娜·勒庞的父亲因在2013年称罗姆族少数群体“臭烘烘的”而被罚款。2020年，一名法国青少年因批评伊斯兰教是“仇恨的宗教”而遭到起诉。
MACRON TRASHES AMERICAN FREE SPEECH AS RIOTS GRIP FRANCE — INTERNET UNLOADS: ‘ENORMOUS FOOL’ In another case, the father of French conservative presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was fined because he had called people from the Roma minority "smelly" in 2013. A French teenager was charged for criticizing Islam as a "religion of hate" in 2020.
最近，当马克龙称赞布里吉特·巴铎“体现了自由的人生”时，我们许多人感到不寒而栗。正如我曾讨论过的，法国政府曾多次因巴铎表达个人观点而对她提起诉讼。
Many of us were disgusted recently when Macron celebrated Brigitte Bardot's life as someone who "embodied a life of freedom." As I discussed, the French government repeatedly prosecuted Bardot for speaking about her views.
法国成为首个禁止15岁以下儿童使用社交媒体的欧盟国家。马克龙对巴铎“自由人生”的赞美，让人联想到法国官员对《查理周刊》编辑遇袭事件的反应。在多年以刑事调查方式迫害受害者之后，法国政府组织了一场支持言论自由的游行。然而正如预料之中，他们随后利用这起伊斯兰极端分子制造的屠杀事件，进一步收紧对言论自由的管控。
FRANCE BECOMES FIRST EU NATION TO BAN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR CHILDREN UNDER 15 Macron’s praise for Bardot’s "life of freedom" is reminiscent of the reaction of French officials to the massacre of editors at Charlie Hebdo, a satirical magazine. After hounding the victims for years with criminal investigations, the French government organized a march for free speech. As predicted, it then used the killing by Islamic extremists to further crack down on free speech.
在我的著作《不可或缺的权利》中，我探讨了法国几十年来如何一步步滑向审查制度的危险边缘，而压制他人言论的渴望如今已演变成一种永无止境的需求。
In my book "The Indispensable Right," I discuss how France has careened down the slippery slope of censorship for decades, and the desire to silence others has now become an insatiable appetite.
专家警告称，英国言论自由正“自由落体”，英国议员称特朗普政府为“MAGA资金干涉者”。马克龙支持像他的反言论自由盟友蒂埃里·布雷通这样的人，将臭名昭著的《数字服务法》（DSA）的影响力扩展到全球，以限制言论，包括针对美国人和美国公司。
UK ‘IN FREE FALL’ ON FREE SPEECH, EXPERT WARNS AS BRITISH MP BRANDS TRUMP ADMIN GRANT 'MAGA MONEY MEDDLING' Macron has supported figures like his anti-free-speech ally Thierry Breton in globalizing the reach of the infamous Digital Services Act (DSA) to curtail speech, including Americans and American companies.
在最新一次为审查制度辩护时，马克龙搬出了老生常谈：如果每个人都能自由表达，那么就没有人能真正自由表达。
In his latest pitch for censorship, Macron pulls out an old saw that if everyone can speak freely, no one can speak freely.
《圣经》经文在欧洲引发诉讼。日益加剧的压制威胁着美英共同价值观。马克龙宣称：“如果我的自由没有界限，那么就不存在自由；而自由始于对他人的尊重以及对共同框架的遵守。当我走在街上时，我深知这一点：我的自由并不意味着可以打你、侮辱你，或破坏我们共同拥有的公共空间。”这句话极具揭示性，它清楚地表明，在法国，即便是“侮辱性”的语言也被视为犯罪。
BIBLE VERSE LEADS TO TRIAL IN EUROPE. GROWING CRACKDOWN THREATENS OUR US-UK VALUES Macron declared that: "There is no freedom if there is no limit to my freedom, which begins with the freedom of others and respect for a common framework. I know this when I walk down the street: my freedom cannot mean hitting you, insulting you or trashing the public space we all share." That line is remarkably telling. It captures how even "insulting" language is treated as a crime in France.
英国议员警告称，基督徒正面临“无限制的攻击”，并呼吁警惕“双重标准司法”。自那时起，法国已成为西方世界限制言论自由的领导者，相关法规不断放宽，限制范围日益扩大。法国经常以政治和宗教言论为由起诉他人，包括喜剧演员和批评警察的人。马克龙对言论自由的强烈反对态度，在欧盟许多国家都有共鸣。
UK LAWMAKER WARNS IT’S ‘OPEN SEASON’ ON CHRISTIANS AS HE SOUNDS ALARM OVER ‘TWO-TIER JUSTICE’ Since then, France has been a leader in the rollback of free speech in the West, with ever-widening laws curtailing free speech. France regularly charges people for political and religious speech, including comedians and those criticizing the police. Macron's visceral reaction to free speech is shared by many in the European Union.
埃尔多安的土耳其以“维护家庭价值观”为名，对LGBT群体实施镇压。我曾在柏林的世界论坛上发言，该论坛的口号是“具有欧洲价值观的新世界秩序”。前总统比尔·克林顿及其妻子、前国务卿希拉里·克林顿以及其他美国人都对欧洲的这些努力表示支持。
ERDOGAN'S TURKEY CRACKS DOWN ON LGBT COMMUNITY IN NAME OF PRESERVING FAMILY VALUES I spoke in Berlin at the World Forum, which boasted the slogan, "A New World Order with European Values." Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and other Americans cheered on the European efforts.
《数字服务法》禁止被视为“虚假信息”或“煽动”的言论。当该法案在自由言论社群中引发众多谴责声浪的情况下仍获通过时，欧盟委员会执行副主席玛格丽特·维斯塔格欣喜地宣称：“这不再只是一句口号——线下非法的行为，在线上也应被视为非法并受到处理。现在，这已成为现实。民主已经回归。”
The Digital Services Act bars speech that is viewed as "disinformation" or "incitement." When it was passed over the condemnations of many of us in the free speech community, European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager celebrated by declaring that it is "not a slogan anymore — that what is illegal offline should also be seen and dealt with as illegal online. Now it is a real thing.
乔纳森·特利：科米的“空壳”职位或许粗俗，但起诉他却是自由言论的陷阱。尽管马克龙在法国不受欢迎，但他仍然是美国政界和媒体的宠儿。多年前，当他来到国会传播其反自由言论的“福音”时，我曾深感震惊。马克龙呼吁共同对抗“假新闻”，并宣称：“民主关乎真正的选择和理性的决策。信息的腐化，正是试图腐蚀我们民主制度本身精神的行径。”我们的代表们像海豹一样鼓掌叫好，却几乎没有意识到，他实际上是在谈论审查制度。马克龙认为，他有权决定哪些观点会“腐蚀”民主精神。
Democracy’s back." JONATHAN TURLEY: COMEY’S SHELL POST MAY BE CRASS, BUT CHARGING HIM IS A FREE SPEECH TRAP Despite his unpopularity in France, Macron remains a favorite of the establishment and the media in the United States. I was appalled years ago when he came to Congress to spread his anti-free speech gospel. Macron called for a joint war against "fake news" and declared, "Democracy is about true choices and rational decisions. The corruption of information is an attempt to corrode the very spirit of our democracies." Our representatives applauded like seals with little recognition that he was referencing censorship. Macron believes that he should be able to dictate which views are "corrosive" to the spirit of democracy.
法律专家警告：科米“86 47”案起诉面临第一修正案障碍。声称“更多言论意味着更少言论”是反自由言论运动中的一个自相矛盾的说辞。正如我在书中讨论的那样，历史上从未有任何审查制度成功扼杀过哪怕一个思想或运动。相反，这种做法反而赋予了马克龙等政客更多权力，让他们能够压制批评者、恐吓反对者。
LEGAL EXPERTS WARN COMEY ‘86 47’ INDICTMENT FACES FIRST AMENDMENT HURDLES The claim that more speech means less speech is an oxymoronic talking point of the anti-free-speech movement. As I discussed in my book, there has not been a single censorship system in history that has worked to kill a single idea or movement. Instead, it has given more power to politicians like Macron to silence critics and intimidate opponents.
归根结底，应对不良言论的唯一真正解决方案，是更优质的言论。公众能够自行辨别价值观，并在没有政府严格干预的情况下权衡不同观点。自由言论本身，就是最好的净化剂。
In the end, the only true solution to bad speech is better speech. The public can sort out its own values and weigh opposing views without the strict guidance of the government. Free speech serves as its own disinfectant.
归根结底，让人们不仅享有自由探究的权利，更享有自由表达的权利，才能将人类发展的方向引向真理。仇恨与偏见本质上就是有缺陷的价值观，一旦面对充分而深入的辩论，往往不攻自破。
Ultimately, allowing people not just free inquiry, but free expression bends the arc of humanity toward truth. Hate and prejudice are inherently flawed values that tend to collapse when exposed to full, robust debate.
文章。但这并不意味着自由表达就能消除种族主义、性别歧视或其他形式的仇恨。无论是审查制度还是言论自由，都无法让所有人都成为更好的人。然而，马克龙所鼓吹的，正是那种陈词滥调且毫无诚意的论调：言论自由有害，政府必须控制人们在公共讨论中能看到和说出的内容。
That does not mean that it will eliminate racism, sexism or other forms of hate. Neither censorship nor free speech can make everyone better people. However, what Macron is peddling is the same tired, dishonest claim that free speech is harmful, and the government must control what people see and say in public discourse.
这个国家至今仍回荡着“自由、平等、博爱”（“liberté, égalité, fraternité”）的口号。然而，在今天的法国，“自由”正逐渐成为一种式微的价值观。以“公平”和“博爱”之名，个人的宗教与言论权利常常被牺牲。
This is a nation that still echoes the cry of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity ("liberté, égalité, fraternité"). However, in today’s France, "liberté" remains a declining value. Individual rights of religion and speech are routinely sacrificed in the name of "equity" and "fraternity."