I don't get how they can pride themselves on freedom os speech when it is illgeal to say to holocaust didn't exist or to say it was a good thing. I mean, if someone doesn't believe that the mass killings of Jews happened, oh well. Who does that harm?
2007-01-12 02:49:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I think you mean Eastern Eurpoe, they say they don't believe in free speech.
2007-01-12 03:48:22 · answer #1 · answered by kathylouisehall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is only in Geramny and Austria where there is a law attracting a prison sentence against denying the mass murder on Jews and other ethnic minorities.
I'm against this myself, but on the other hand I can't see why anyone could feel overly hampered by not being able to state a historical untruth. It is also illegal in most European countries to publish "incitement to hatred", which would made at least half the questions and two thirds of the answers on this site in the cathegory "immigration" illegal.
But we in Europe do have access to a really free press, public television where every party has an input, and a lot more different news sources, like Al Jazeera, than US Americans.
2007-01-12 03:12:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your point is not totally valid, most countries in Western Europe do not have laws against Holocaust Denial. Germany and Austria do as do Belgium, The Czech Republic, France, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland.
However, anyone who believes the Holocaust didn't happen is deluding themselves.
2007-01-12 03:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i disagree that purely westerners regurgitate what they pay attention interior the media it relatively is a source of recommendations that till you are able to nicely be everywhere in any respect timea you are able to desire to have self belief in freedom of speech has household initiatives that compliment it perchance it is something human beings new to the west don't rejoice with it style of feels that the liberty of speech rules are extra possibly to be inforced against a british citizen who isn't a member of a minority group than one that is there have been many incidents whilst freedom of speech has been abused interior the united kingdom by potential of so observed as clerics and their supporters inciting hatred or perhaps homicide ..........those circumstances have not constantly been handled strongly adequate ....... i'm no longer dissatisfied with freedom of speech yet ask your self why interior the united kingdom there are double standards whilst making use of the letter of the regulation to regulation breakers
2016-12-13 03:50:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't illegal but it isn't politically correct either. Going against political correctness can get you into trouble however, so I would have to agree with you to a point.
2007-01-12 02:55:43 · answer #5 · answered by LadySable 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Democracy has nothing to do with a fair society or vice versa.....
2007-01-12 02:54:56 · answer #6 · answered by boston857 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not illegal in the UK, and the US - and probably most ther European countries - so I think youre point is not valid
not to be rude.
2007-01-12 02:53:20 · answer #7 · answered by mark_gg_daniels 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not illegal, check your facts, it's just inherently ignorant.
2007-01-12 02:58:12 · answer #8 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋