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Freedom of assembly is at an equal level of importance, legally, in the USA, to freedom of speech; they’re set forth in the same amendment.

Culturally, freedom of assembly is, if anything, MORE significant for Americans than freedom of speech, it’s just not relevant to Internet forums, so you don’t hear it much discussed online.

Neither right is absolute.

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What are you trying to express ?

If I understand him right he's pointing out freedom of assembly is just as significant a right for Americans as Danish citizens.

I would go a step further and argue it is much more significant to American culture than Danish, and I feel my opinion carries at least some weight given I am a Danish person living in California.

Yes, thanks for clarifying.

I was trying to avoid making a comparative statement about the importance of freedom of assembly between cultures; I have no idea if freedom of assembly is important to Danish people!

But I suspect I obscured my meaning by trying to avoid making a statement about people I don't know.

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