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You can criticise the government in any way you like You can't incite violence - and if you do that when there's a riot ongoing, the punishment has resulted in

You can criticise the government in any way you like You can't incite violence - and if you do that when there's a riot ongoing, the punishment has resulted in jail time. Anything nazi related is also a no-go

ein0p 2y ago
Not true. Germany can prosecute you for "insulting the public officials", Spain - for "insulting the royal family", Poland for "offending the Polish nation", Italy for widely interpreted "criminal defamation", in Greece it is illegal to insult the president, parliament or public officials, in Ukraine saying anything against the prevailing narrative lands you directly in a torture dungeon (like what happened with Gonzalo Lira, who lived in Kharkiv, and was arrested, tortured, and left to die of pneumonia by Ukrainian SBU).
- oezi 2y ago
  No slandering laws in the US? I don't think so.
- luc4 2y ago
  At the risk of stating the obvious, you can criticise the government without personally insulting public officals. In fact, in Germany, you can be prosecuted for insulting anyone; there is nothing special about public officials.
- cyberpunk 2y ago
  This lacks any nuance. Ukraine is in an active war. They restrict pro-enemy propaganda. Do you think your outcome would be any different if you publicly posted pro-jihadi anti-American content on social media after 9/11?
  - ein0p 2y ago
    An US citizen was tortured and effectively murdered, and you're talking to me about "nuance"? WTF?
    - defrost 2y ago
      "Teeth pulled, fingernails spiked" torture? Or put in prison during wartime and given a "similar level of healthcare that many in the US prison system receive" torture?
      - ein0p 2y ago
        No, real, actual torture: https://x.com/GonzaloLira1968/status/1686140558803140608 https://x.com/GonzaloLira1968/status/1686140558803140608
- A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y ago
  Also Poland: - for offending religious feelings
bashback 2y ago
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ein0p 2y ago

Not true. Germany can prosecute you for "insulting the public officials", Spain - for "insulting the royal family", Poland for "offending the Polish nation", Italy for widely interpreted "criminal defamation", in Greece it is illegal to insult the president, parliament or public officials, in Ukraine saying anything against the prevailing narrative lands you directly in a torture dungeon (like what happened with Gonzalo Lira, who lived in Kharkiv, and was arrested, tortured, and left to die of pneumonia by Ukrainian SBU).

oezi 2y ago
No slandering laws in the US? I don't think so.
luc4 2y ago
At the risk of stating the obvious, you can criticise the government without personally insulting public officals. In fact, in Germany, you can be prosecuted for insulting anyone; there is nothing special about public officials.
cyberpunk 2y ago
This lacks any nuance. Ukraine is in an active war. They restrict pro-enemy propaganda. Do you think your outcome would be any different if you publicly posted pro-jihadi anti-American content on social media after 9/11?
- ein0p 2y ago
  An US citizen was tortured and effectively murdered, and you're talking to me about "nuance"? WTF?
  - defrost 2y ago
    "Teeth pulled, fingernails spiked" torture? Or put in prison during wartime and given a "similar level of healthcare that many in the US prison system receive" torture?
    - ein0p 2y ago
      No, real, actual torture: https://x.com/GonzaloLira1968/status/1686140558803140608 https://x.com/GonzaloLira1968/status/1686140558803140608
A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y ago
Also Poland: - for offending religious feelings

bashback 2y ago

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