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Note that in France last year someone was sentenced to a year in jail for publishing this cartoon: https://besttv232-ynet-images1-prod.cdn.it.best-tv.com/PicSe
by Udik 6y ago
Note that in France last year someone was sentenced to a year in jail for publishing this cartoon:
https://besttv232-ynet-images1-prod.cdn.it.best-tv.com/PicServer5/2019/04/16/9189852/chutzpah_hedbo.jpg https://besttv232-ynet-images1-prod.cdn.it.best-tv.com/PicSe...
Then a few days ago Macron, referring to the killing of the teacher, said "I will always defend the freedom to speak, to write, to think and to draw". Cognitive dissonance.
- AnimalMuppet 6y agoI don't get it. I don't speak French, and I'm not in that culture. Can anyone explain what the offensiveness is?
- mmm_grayons 6y agoI'm not French either, but it appears it was ruled to be Holocaust Denial. Apparently, that can warrant jail time in France.
- mariusor 6y ago> Cognitive dissonance. It might be just a different definition for what free speech covers. Holocaust denial and inciting to violence are two examples of what is not protected in most European countries. Since I didn't know what the cartoon was about I did a bit of research, and the article I found shows that its author was sentenced for "questioning crimes against humanity" and "racial insult"[1] of which the cartoon seems to be just one example. [1] https://qz.com/1595792/holocaust-denial-in-france-alain-soral-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail/ https://qz.com/1595792/holocaust-denial-in-france-alain-sora...