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‘Germany’s Version of Free Speech’ (Re-Posted)

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Merkel’s out to pasture, but her freedom-hunt continues…

Remember when there used to be a “Free World,” and West Germany was in it, and the Soviet Union loomed in the east, waiting for its chance to push its tanks out to the English Channel?

That threat is over–although assorted (ahem!) “leaders” are working to revive it. But one thing that’s never over is the open season on free speech.

‘Germany’s Version of Free Speech’ (2019)

Ah, Hate Speech laws! Germany, Britain, Canada, France, etc., etc.–that was the Free World, once upon a time.

But now it’s where you go if you’ve run out of patience with the First Amendment.

Coming soon to an America near you! Weird European notions of “freedom”! In case you need to remember why we fought our War for Independence.

‘Our Right to Hate’ (2019)

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How many times have we heard Far Left Crazy promising–and trying!–to “wipe out hate”? When have we ever seen them succeed?

They can’t succeed because nobody is as bloated with “hate” as they are.

Our Right to Hate

Since this piece was written, libs have only ramped up their campaign to erase our freedom. Silly us! “Choice” and freedom are only for those who are behind The Program. You need to spend more time listening to NPR. Otherwise you might wind up in camp somewhere.

These people would scrub our minds blank, if only they could.

NY Eyes Vast Expansion of ‘Hate Speech’ Restrictions

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Watch what you say in that debate!

Somehow the watchword for today is “allow”–as in, what will government “allow” us to say, do, or think?

The New York legislature is trying to pass a law that would punish any person or group that “indirectly”–what?–allows “hate speech” (https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-york-bill-would-block-funding-for-student-groups-that-indirectly-allow-hate-speech/). So, for instance, the host of a debate would be criminally liable for any “hate speech” uttered by one side or the other during the debate.

On the griddle would be anyone who “directly or indirectly promotes, encourages, or permits hate speech.” The New York Senate has passed this monstrosity for three years in a row, but it has yet to get past the Assembly. Meanwhile the U.S. Supreme Court has already ruled similar capers unconstitutional.

Two little quibbles:

As usual, “hate speech” is not defined… so it could turn out to be virtually anything. The Senate has been concerned with anti-Israel speech spoken by pro-Palestinian groups. Uh-huh–but the wording of the proposed law can brand anything as hate speech. What will we be allowed to say? That can change from day to day, depending on who got up on the wrong side of the bed.

And then there’s that bit about “permitting” hate speech. If it’s not defined, who can avoid “permitting” it? Now we are all responsible for whatever anybody else says?

Is it just me, or is government at every level getting more and more oppressive?

‘Bob Dylan Sued for “Race Hatred”‘ (2013)

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Everyone’s a racist

You just about have to ask Bob Dylan, “How does it feel?” And he probably wouldn’t answer, “Like a rolling stone.”

Bob Dylan Sued for ‘Race Hatred’

One-world idiocy goes back a long way. Here’s Dylan in 2013 getting sued by Croations under a French law over comments made in an American magazine.

How about that? This particular bit of nonsense has given me an idea for this week’s Newswithviews column.

France Goes Full-Throttle for Censorship

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How’s this for a deal? Get private companies, mostly American-owned, to act as unpaid thought police… for France! (https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16057/france-free-speech)

France has a new law aimed at ridding the Internet of “hate speech.” The law makes search engines and social networks–again, mostly American-owned–responsible for removing any kind of “hate speech” that anyone in France posts on the Internet.

Private companies will have just 24 hours to delete “hateful” comments or video, and one hour to delete “terrorist content.” Failure to do so will be punished with extremely high fines.

So what is all this “hate speech”? It’s any speech “inciting or glorifying terrorism, hate, violence or racist or religious abuse.” The actual definition is, shall we say, murky.

So you’re French and you post something about, say, adultery being a sin–which of course it is–and some American company, say, Twitter, decides unilaterally that your comment is “hateful” and takes action against you. Can you appeal it? Lots of luck with that! And the fines are so high, private companies are going to have to develop quick trigger fingers–they won’t want to cough up 4% of their yearly earnings.

What if you say “Such-and-such is a false religion”? Richard Dawkins et al say that about Christianity every day. Will they be silenced? Dream on. What if you say “White people are to blame for everything that’s wrong, and they should be dealt with harshly”? American college professors say that every day. Will they be censored? Don’t hold your breath waiting for that.

But say a discouraging word about “transgender” wackos and see what happens. Only the Left’s Cherished Minorities actually get cherished. The rest of us are always fair game.

These American companies habitually censor conservatives while giving assorted leftids a total free pass. They won’t mind censoring French conservatives, too. And wherever “hate” gets morphed into “social justice,” there won’t be any censorship.

Despite their historical flirtation with “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” France has an awful lot to learn about free speech. They never have quite mastered it.

And now they’ve given up trying to.

You Can’t Say ‘Chinese Virus’ in San Antonio

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Not terribly pertinent–but who can’t use a laugh, these days?

People are dumb or trusting enough to elect you to their city council, and you think they’ve volunteered to play house with you as the all-wise, all-powerful father and them as the not-always-so-nice little kiddies who need a firm hand at all times.

The city council of San Antonio, Texas, unanimously (a vote of 11-0) passed a resolution condemning “COVID-19 hate speech” (https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/san-antonio-mayor-proposes-resolution-denouncing-covid-19-hate-speech), because–it seems–if people know it came from Red China, they’ll go out and commit hate crimes.

Does that mean I have to stop calling it the Chinese Communist Wuhan People’s Liberation Death Virus From China?

Also verboten in San Antonio is any “spread of misinformation regarding COVID-19.” Hmm… Dr. Fauci used to say you couldn’t catch it from other people. He was wrong. But how do you tell the difference between “spreading misinformation” and simply being wrong?

Well, it’s only a resolution so far, not a law, so probably Herod’s men can’t drag you out of your car and toss you into jail. Yet. Maybe it depends on how angry Big Daddy gets. “You kids really bug me sometimes!”

Dude! When do we get our rights back? When do we get to be adults again? When do you mayors and councils and governors stop being our parents?

Cheesed-off minds want to know.

Britain’s Anti-White Pogrom

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They can’t catch real criminals, but they’re death on “haters”

What is wrong with the people of Britain? Why do they submit to this?

British police forces have launched an “anti-hate” campaign in which they urge “minorities”–apparently only “minorities” can be hated–to “report hateful behavior,” “even if it isn’t a crime” and, of course, “you don’t even need evidence” (https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/10/20/uk-police-tell-public-report-hateful-behaviour-even-if-it-isnt-a-crime-you-dont-even-need-evidence/). Evidence, schmevidence. As we learned in the Brett Kavanagh confirmation hearings, for the Far Left Crazy, the accusation is the evidence.

In the instructional cartoons bandied about by the police, all the “haters” are white and all the poor downtrodden victims are Muslims or sexual deviants. Is that because it’s not possible to “hate” white people, because we all deserve it? The cartoons depict white people violently attacking women in hijabs, etc., while ignoring violent attacks on whites by members of privileged and cherished minorities.

Britain, your own ruling class, your masters, are doing to you what Hitler couldn’t do with all the bombs he dropped on London. And you’re just sitting there and taking it. What’s the matter with you?

Of course, the same thing could happen here tomorrow or this afternoon. But then maybe it’d be a good thing if we could have the police launched at us and our lives destroyed without the slightest shred of evidence. We’re all Brett Kavanaghs–the accusation is the evidence.

Liberal leaders–eating their people alive.

‘Canada Won’t Let You Know the Truth About Vampires’ (2013)

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Telling the truth is not allowed in Canada, if the truth is “hateful.”

Canada Won’t Let You Know the Truth About Vampires

Don’t be too surprised if Canada gets overrun with vampires someday. But isn’t a plague of vampires a small price to pay for engineering “hate” out of the system? I mean, if they can’t order people’s emotions, what’s the point of anybody being in the government?

My Newswithviews column, April 11 (‘Here Comes the Internet Czar’)

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In the 19th century, the word “czar” was synonymous with “tyrant.” Today it’s just another goon set up by the central government.

So now Britain’s going to have an “Internet safety czar” to scrub away what’s left of freedom in that unfortunate nation.

Here Comes The Internet Czar

We learn in Romans 13 that God ordained the civil government to keep the peace, to protect us from those who would do us harm, and to capture and punish, and restrain, evildoers. A government that does those things deserves our support, even if it’s not a Christian government.

Funny, though, isn’t it? Those who complain the loudest about God’s laws–against fornication, mostly–are always the first in line when it comes to cutting off other people’s freedoms.

For the Left’s definition of “freedom,” see North Korea.

Here Comes the Internet Censor!

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But in Britain they don’t have a First Amendment…

Well, the UK is preparing to anoint an “internet czar” to rein in the social media, promote “internet safety,” whatever that is, and prevent “online harms,” whatever they are (https://www.cnet.com/news/uk-to-keep-social-networks-in-check-with-internet-safety-regulator/).

Yessir, they’re gonna set up a “regulator” who will have the power to shut down any sites on the internet where they find any of the following: 1) inciting violence and spreading violent content; 2) encouraging self-harm or suicide (Are you listening, Netflix?); 3) spread of “disinformation and fake news,” whatever that may be; 4)cyber-bullying; 5) children accessing “inappropriate material” (eye-of-the-beholder alert); and 6) child exploitation and abuse content.

To some, “violence” is defined as any failure to agree with their Far Left delusions. To governments, and especially to Democrats, “fake news” is anything they don’t want you to know about, or anything that makes them look bad: but if it’s aimed at Donald Trump, no problem. As for “inappropriate material,” grade school libraries are full of fornication-celebrating “young readers” books.

Do you trust politicians to decide what you can or can’t say on the Internet?

I’d love to hear Brett Kavanaugh’s take on some of this.