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In France nazi memboribilia and imagery are illegal, as is holocaust denial. That's not the case in the USA which protects free speech. What's interesting is th
by Synaesthesia 6y ago
In France nazi memboribilia and imagery are illegal, as is holocaust denial. That's not the case in the USA which protects free speech. What's interesting is that France has a much bigger problem with holocaust denial whereas in the USA its sort of laughed at. I still think the approach to permit free speech is better.
- Tomte 6y ago> What's interesting is that France has a much bigger problem with holocaust denial whereas in the USA its sort of laughed at. Sure, you're laughing about the Proud Boys and the gazillion other armed neonazi groups, until they storm the Capitol. Obviously no problem whatsoever.
- Synaesthesia 6y agoI'm talking about holocaust denial as a serious published phenomenon among intellectuals. Not trying to downplay the serious right wing problem the US has. Sometimes trying to oppress these viewpoints paradoxically doesn't work.
- Shorel 6y agoHowever, this is not proof that laws limiting free speech are the cause of holocaust denial. It could be the other way around. Therefore places where there's no holocaust denial, need no laws limiting free speech.