by Cindy Harper, Reclaim The Net:
While railing against American autocracy, she stood beneath a slogan borrowed from conspiracy lore, in a country where memes get you raided at dawn.
During a speech in Berlin, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decried what she framed as the rise of authoritarianism in the United States, seemingly oblivious to the very real speech suppression happening all around her.
Speaking on March 18 at the World Forum on the Future of Democracy, AI, Tech, and Humankind — with the phrase “New World Order” conspicuously glowing behind her — Clinton lashed out at President Donald Trump, labeling him one of the world’s “autocrats” and warning of the “peril” democracy faces globally.
However, she made no mention of the German government’s deeply entrenched speech policing practices, including armed dawn raids on individuals for controversial internet posts. Her condemnation of American governance rang especially hollow in the context of her surroundings — a nation known for prosecuting its citizens over memes and critical commentary.