I'm not actually arguing for, or against, censorship. My entire point was to point out that different countries have different laws, each of whom (for the most part) believe they are "right" at the time they have them. And, that when evaluating some other country's laws, don't believe that they are "wrong" just because they are different.

And the "fire in a crowded theater" phrase is a short-hand to refer to the Supreme Court Argument, which forms the foundation of american attitudes towards free speech. It's faster than copy and pasting the entire precedent. I'm sorry if it offended you.

Read the link I posted. The quote comes from a 1919 decision against Charles Schenck's criticism of conscription. That is now clearly protected speech, and those writings from Holmes certainly do not form any "foundation of American attitudes towards free speech."

It's a lazy trick to try to appeal to authority, when all you are saying is that you think that "some speech should not be protected."

I disagree with your statement that "You cannot yell fire in a crowded theater" does not underly american attitudes towards free speech. It most certainly does - every discussion I've ever heard regarding free speech and its limitations typically references it. Now, whether it should be part of the foundation is another question.