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The thing about Europe: it's the actual land of the free now

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160 points cruzcampo | 2 comments | 11 Apr 25 08:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.441s | source
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aaa_aaa ◴[11 Apr 25 08:48 UTC] No.43651736[source]▶
Except, anything you "say" can be hate speech or antisemitism in many EU countries. You will be censored, de-platformed or prosecuted.
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palata ◴[11 Apr 25 09:13 UTC] No.43651923[source]▶
If anything you "say" involves Nazi salutes, then sure. Again, it's a feature.
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1. aaa_aaa ◴[11 Apr 25 09:33 UTC] No.43652060[source]▶
It still cannot be a crime. Laws against it are just nurturing this environment.
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2. palata ◴[11 Apr 25 11:13 UTC] No.43652583[source]▶
> It still cannot be a crime.

It sure can, as proven by all the countries where it is.