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There is a censorial streak in the British Conservative Party. In addition to porn, they also want to censor "extremist" views, with a very broad definition of
by marcoperaza 9y ago
There is a censorial streak in the British Conservative Party. In addition to porn, they also want to censor "extremist" views, with a very broad definition of "extremism". In fact, the British Labour Party isn't too hot on free speech either. A lot of laws restricting speech were passed under Blair's tenure. And the current Labour leadership isn't exactly clamoring for their repeal.
Is censorship really a popular stance in the UK? What gives? I would love to hear from a British person about this.
- caseysoftware 9y agoCensorship is a popular stance all over, depending entirely on who/what is being censored. In the UK, it's porn. In Germany, it's Nazi memorabilia. In Canada, it's pronoun use and "hate" speech. In Iran and China, it's government dissidents. In the US, it's companies instead of governments doing it but the result is the same. Same Stupid, Different day