Scotish man convicted for "offensive speech"

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(04-03-2018, 05:00 PM)THE Bigzoman Wrote: Trump is really aside the point.

Oh he very much is not. This is your president. And in times where Trump is president, Americans don't get to lecture western Europe about freedom of speech. We can clearly see the Trump version of that concept, the one your electorate went to. It's having a state propaganda channel to flatter the leadership, and threaten unwilling media to sue them, to open up the libel laws for being able to. Not for obvious lies - for being "dishonest". Trump calls the uncooperating media the enemy of the people. So these are things going on in US leadership these times. It just looks funny when you point to some other democracies and their "authoritarian shitheads" with that huge elephant in your own yard.

(04-03-2018, 05:00 PM)THE Bigzoman Wrote: Europe has a history with this crap. It's way more extensive and numerous than in the US. Soit's not a stretch to say that they're more apt to tolerate it. It's the equlivant of a kid saying "it's okay, I'm used to it" when someone tells him he shouldn't let that big kid bully him all the time.

Don't call us stupid kids. Please. We don't get bullied all the time. It's also quite easily avoidable, don't train your dog Sieg Heil poses and share it on youtube. And I agree, people should feel free to be such douchebags, probably, there's a point that can be made about this. But don't exaggerate this example to a large freedom of speech crisis in Europe.