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In Germany, a Man Who Was Stabbed by a Jihadi Has Been Fined for Criticizing Islam (pjmedia.com)

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[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the "free speech absolutist" take. Where yelling "FIRE" in a crowded movie theater is totally cool. Thats what you're saying right? That all speech is acceptable? Even if the intent is violence? Terror?

Fascism is dictatorial control, violent suppression of opposition, belligerent nationalism and racism, etc.

If you think that describes the far right, then there you go. If the far right has these characteristics, there you go. You figured out why people associate the far right with fascism.

[–] realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club -3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well I mean inciting imminent violence or mayhem isn't covered or protected by the First Amendment from what I can remember. I'm not saying that all speech that leads to violence should be illegal, but like, if you tell people to slash up folks with knives and they do that, yeah you should be liable for that.

People associate the far right with fascism because of desperate attempts to make the right wing in general unappealing, not because the right tends to support fascism.

For clarity, when I refer to "far right", I'm speaking in terms of social values. So, things like white supremacism/segregationsim, misogyny, supporting the installation of a theocracy, etc.

Stuff like dictatorial control, violent suppression of opposition, etc. are pretty bipartisan positions. Folks on both the left and right support using such powers to meet their own ends. You yourself are doing so here, cheering on someone being jailed for criticizing Islam.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

Well I mean inciting imminent violence or mayhem isn't covered or protected by the First Amendment from what I can remember. I'm not saying that all speech that leads to violence should be illegal, but like, if you tell people to slash up folks with knives and they do that, yeah you should be liable for that.

Cool, cool, so a set of rules to apply based on a presumption of danger that could be created as a result?

So... What Germany did and this guy was charged with? Cool.

For clarity, when I refer to "far right", I'm speaking in terms of social values. So, things like white supremacism/segregationsim, misogyny, supporting the installation of a theocracy, etc.

So the things I mentioned? And theocracies... You mean like the Islamist states? Yeah they are far right, I 100% agree with you. Those also trend towards fascism, yes.

Stuff like dictatorial control, violent suppression of opposition, etc. are pretty bipartisan positions.

Ehhh..... No.

Thats more than a little bit of a reach to come to that conclusion, with a pretty wild definition of dictatorial control and a definition of violence that defies Merriam Webster.

You yourself are doing so here, cheering on someone being jailed for criticizing Islam.

He did well more than criticise, as one other was able to admit. Its a shame you can't admit the truth as well.

Enjoy your day.