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> The revised legislation introduces prison sentences of up to five years for anyone who “establishes, supports or promotes Nazi, communist, or other movements
by rixed 1y ago
> The revised legislation introduces prison sentences of up to five years for anyone who “establishes, supports or promotes Nazi, communist, or other movements which demonstrably aim to suppress human rights and freedoms or incite racial, ethnic, national, religious or class-based hatred.”
Why is it necessary to name some vague adversary? Why is it not enough to punish the promotion of authoritarianism and all forms of hatred?
- rgavuliak 1y agoBecause Czechia has lived through communism so its propaganda is aimed at a concrete period in history, same with nazism. Also - law needs to be concrete enough to be enforceable.
- antonymoose 1y agoIs that what the “or other movements” clause does? In any case, I don’t see the harm in naming and shaming the historical worst of the worst?
- CrackerNews 1y agoBanning the promotion of authoriarisnism and all forms of hatred is vague and could blowback onto the original writers of this legislation.