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Re: EU aims to criminalise Holocaust denial

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Originally Posted by Malvolio View Post
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.
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?
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