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Ron Obvious

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9. A blow against free speech

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 01:57 AM

Jan 2012

I rate free speech as significantly more important than this. Once the state starts to criminalise expression of certain opinions, where will the end be? What other opinions will become illegal in future governments?

In a free society, I ought to be to free to publish a factually incorrect history book and not go to prison for it. Anybody who would argue otherwise is themselves a fascist.

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BREAKING NEWS: French Senate Passes Bill Criminalizing Armenian Genocide Denial [View all] dipsydoodle Jan 2012 OP

Good! nt nanabugg Jan 2012 #1

I always get uncomfortable with bills like this. Yes, I beliebe the Genocide happen BUT if Justice wanted Jan 2012 #2

Many European countries have laws against such denial dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #3

I know. It is ashame European countries do this. To deny that 60% of a population was wiped Justice wanted Jan 2012 #4

Turkey Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #10

agreed, I always found these laws odd. Ignorance is an exercise in free will n/t Bacchus4.0 Jan 2012 #15

Good. So next is the law criminalizing denial of the ethnic cleansing of Tatars in mid- to late- Malikshah Jan 2012 #5

stupid law. is it also illegal to deny french collaboration after france rolled over to germany? nt msongs Jan 2012 #6

Good for France. Louisiana1976 Jan 2012 #7

Because someone saying something christx30 Jan 2012 #11

This ^^^ X_Digger Jan 2012 #13

As in all things, degrees matter. LanternWaste Jan 2012 #14

I'm not saying that christx30 Jan 2012 #17

Shameful. nt NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #8

A blow against free speech Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #9

France is France JustAnotherGen Jan 2012 #12

Dumb treestar Jan 2012 #16