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Originally Posted by Malvolio
Well, in countries like Germany there is a long time jurisdiction about such cases. "Distortion of public peace" is a legal term an not to be taken literally here. Mass demonstrations against the government are not affected at all by these laws.
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What if those demonstrations are declared (by the government) to disturb the peace? What if they are declared to be inciting hatred of the government?
Once we set a precedent that the state has the power to ban the expression of certain historical views, is it really that big a jump to banning certain political views?