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I've given you quite a few examples, criticizing foreign leaders, blasphemy, blood and gore in games, even dancing on Good Friday. And that's without even touch

I've given you quite a few examples, criticizing foreign leaders, blasphemy, blood and gore in games, even dancing on Good Friday. And that's without even touching on "hate speech" laws. Can you call Mohammed a pedophile? The fact that that's not allowed in Austria was big news recently. I've also heard that you can get fined for insulting a civil servant. This discussion could go on a long time, but it seems clear that you don't have free speech in Germany. You're only allowed to say what the government permits.

Faark 8y ago
> you can get fined for insulting a civil servant Not really a thing according to wikipedia [0]. But doing so is dumb in the same way you shouldn't sue a lawyer... he is fighting on home turf. > Can you call Mohammed a pedophile? The recent Elon Musk case has shown you shouldn't just call someone that under US law as well [1] I never claimed there is "free speech" in Germany, where "free speech" is defined being allowed to say the same or more than the united states government permits. Germany choose a more restrictive approach that will probably lead to better outcomes for society. That doesn't make your claim "In Germany, they ban ideas." less wrong. It is kind of telling to me that my understand of "free speech" is the freedom to criticize (especially the government), while you apparently value the freedom to insult. [0] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamtenbeleidigung https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamtenbeleidigung [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellefabio/2018/09/18/why-elon-musk-could-lose-defamation-suit-after-calling-thai-cave-rescuer-a-pedophile/# https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellefabio/2018/09/18/why-el...