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This comment is satire, right? I’m going to assume yes, but in case it’s not, or others don’t feel it: “Some legal difficulties”?! They offered him chemical c
by vosper 6y ago
This comment is satire, right?
I’m going to assume yes, but in case it’s not, or others don’t feel it:
“Some legal difficulties”?! They offered him chemical castration, which is utterly barbarous, as an alternative to prison. He was persecuted for his sexuality to the point that he preferred to kill himself.
- madaxe_again 6y agoYes, it’s satire. This topic was posted yesterday, and I said that the government murdered him, and now they want to use him for propaganda purposes, to show what a lovely, liberal, tolerant bunch they are. I was told in response (now edited, I see) that he was a criminal at the time, and should rightly have faced the penalty, and the government today aren’t responsible anyway, and actually they’re a very progressive bunch. Meanwhile they continue to debate conversion therapy, and are reducing rights and legal recourse for trans people. Oh, and not to forget the “hostile environment”.
- xxs 6y agoHacker news is extra bad when it comes to satire, pretty much uniquely bad unless it's a very common short sound bite meme.
- xxs 6y ago>nobody is persecuted at all in England Should be quite the massive telling sign - a bill to effectively curb public demonstrations just passed. (also use of England instead of the UK but that's more subtle)