How can Bitcoin be used to promote free speech?

[Z-tight]

The censorship resistance of bitcoin isn't part of freedom of this speech you're campaign but how bitcoin can't be controlled by any authority.

When you think about it, you'd understand that it is kind of related. BTC is censorship resistant and permissionless, allowing you to move funds on-chain, without the permission of any entity, not even the government. You'd feel more confident opposing a stronger force, when you know they do not simply hold the power to cut and confiscate your funding.

I get it, that's not what you'd directly call 'freedom of speech'. But i like the idea that it is possible for people to fund a cause through BTC, even when the authorities don't agree with it. However, if i had a say, i'd wish it was always for a 'good' cause, but that's discussion for another day.

[Multani Boy]

Now tell me what would you call this hypothetical "Freedom Movement of Germany"? "Opposition" or a "foreign-funded terrorist group"?

I think there is a difference here. One can rightly oppose one’s government without justifying all acts committed by those acting in the name of opposition. A group engaged in bombing, assassination, or aiding a foreign power war against its own nation should not be referred to merely as “opposition” if we take words to mean something about what they are doing, rather than simply who they oppose. And this should apply equally with respect to any nation or foreign power.

[Youngrebel]

The censorship resistance of bitcoin isn't part of freedom of this speech you're campaign but how bitcoin can't be controlled by any authority.

When you think about it, you'd understand that it is kind of related. BTC is censorship resistant and permissionless, allowing you to move funds on-chain, without the permission of any entity, not even the government. You'd feel more confident opposing a stronger force, when you know they do not simply hold the power to cut and confiscate your funding.

I get it, that's not what you'd directly call 'freedom of speech'. But i like the idea that it is possible for people to fund a cause through BTC, even when the authorities don't agree with it. However, if i had a say, i'd wish it was always for a 'good' cause, but that's discussion for another day.

One thing we need to understand is that Bitcoin is not just about investment or making profit to me it is far beyond that and it is about about financial freedom and having control over your own money at least no local bank ro debit pr call you for unecessary reasons and with it you can make transactions across borders without needing permission from a bank or relying on any authority to process your transaction but then we need to also understand that censorship resistance doesn’t mean governments have no power at all, they still have the right to regulate exchanges and can still restrict your access to certain services, just that they won’t be able to control the Bitcoin network the same way they may be able to control our local banks and thats just it.

[pooya87]

A group engaged in bombing, assassination, or aiding a foreign power war against its own nation should not be referred to merely as “opposition” if we take words to mean something about what they are doing, rather than simply who they oppose.

Well that's the only type of "opposition" that they like and is beneficial to them.

The ugly nature of these organizations is crystal clear. None of them are actually concerned about human rights violations because if they were they would have started from back home not abroad. I can think of dozens of human rights violations off the top of my head in the US in this year alone where HRF is located and nary a case can be found on their website from US or pretty much from any of US vassal states.

Things get even more interesting when we learn that all these countries that run such fake "humanitarian" organizations to operate against other countries have some sort of strict laws to prevent the reversal of such thing happening to them! They'll probably indict any of their own citizens who receives such funding from a "foreign organization" under the very strict Foreign Agents Act and prosecute them for not registering as a foreign agent

[Multani Boy]

Things get even more interesting when we learn that all these countries that run such fake "humanitarian" organizations to operate against other countries have some sort of strict laws to prevent the reversal of such thing happening to them! They'll probably indict any of their own citizens who receives such funding from a "foreign organization" under the very strict Foreign Agents Act and prosecute them for not registering as a foreign agent

At the very least, it is reasonable to question whether foreign funding from political groups overseas should be treated any differently than if they were domestic groups. If we view the presence of such funding as a potential threat to democracy, shouldn't that logic also be applied when we consider foreign funding for groups that support organizations overseas? Their sources of funding and their activities should be made public, and the same scrutiny should apply regardless of the country in question.

[ultrloa]

A group engaged in bombing, assassination, or aiding a foreign power war against its own nation should not be referred to merely as “opposition” if we take words to mean something about what they are doing, rather than simply who they oppose.

Well that's the only type of "opposition" that they like and is beneficial to them.

The ugly nature of these organizations is crystal clear. None of them are actually concerned about human rights violations because if they were they would have started from back home not abroad. I can think of dozens of human rights violations off the top of my head in the US in this year alone where HRF is located and nary a case can be found on their website from US or pretty much from any of US vassal states.

Things get even more interesting when we learn that all these countries that run such fake "humanitarian" organizations to operate against other countries have some sort of strict laws to prevent the reversal of such thing happening to them! They'll probably indict any of their own citizens who receives such funding from a "foreign organization" under the very strict Foreign Agents Act and prosecute them for not registering as a foreign agent

Well that's great observation, especially for pointing  out their so selective concerns.

Those organizations is to hypocrite to interfere and highlight the abuse happening on other territory, but they are to silent with abuses happened in their own backyards.

Actually their double standards affect a lot their credibility. Then totally irony for US to be so strict with their law FARA, but they are to selective when imposing this. This is why its hard to see if their actions is genuine or they are using that to attack their target countries.

[BlackHatCoiner]

For example Human Rights Foundation accepts BTC donations which it uses to fund opposition groups in Nigeria Russia Belarus Hong Kong etc.

That is a U.S. based terrorist organization that funds terrorist groups disguised as "opposition" in only certain countries so that these US proxies can carry out regime change operations or at least deal damage.

Interesting opinion. Can you give an example where these foundations have funded terrorist groups disguised as "opposition" in the past, just so that they accomplish a higher goal for US authorities?

It's interesting, because Human Rights Foundation has funded the development of a host variety of Bitcoin projects, including signing devices such as SeedSigner: https://hrf.org/latest/hrf-bitcoin-development-fund-grants-325000-to-projects-worldwide/.