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[-] jcdenton@lemy.lol 3 points 2 years ago

So you can decide what's allowed to be said and what's not? What happens if it does come and all the old people in office flatout ban any mention of gayness and you get thrown in prison for it?

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

First off, fuck you and your bad faith argument. Second, if I get thrown in jail for supporting gay rights, I'm fine with that, because I know I'm doing the right thing.

[-] jcdenton@lemy.lol 1 points 2 years ago

Yes and tyrants and terrorists believe the same thing

[-] Random_German_Name@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Not everyone, who uses terrorism is evil

[-] trollercoaster@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago

There is this little thing called "human rights" that's at odds with someone doing something like that. Of course, if your legislation only recognises fReEdOm oF sPeEcH, and not so much the Universal Decaration of Human Rights, things like that can happen.

[-] GenEcon@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There are laws on what you can say. Its not allowed to insult someone. And its not allowed to insult ethnicities. Basically the same like every other freedom right: it end where the freedom of another person starts. So no, it wouldn't be possible to ban any mention of gayness.

On the other hand, laws don't fully protect you from this. The US has a very wide understanding of freedom of speech and at the same time has a 'don't say gay' bill.

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

Wouldn't that mean that intolerance has won and there is no more free speech?

I don't understand your argument.

[-] anzo@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

Actually, being a Nazi is a political choice and means being intolerant toward minorities. Meanwhile, being gay is not a political choice, it doesn't harm anyone, and if you were gay you can't "stop being gay" out of spite.

These differences are fundamental.

... and I'm quoting/ paraphrasing some Antifa thinker whose name I have forgotten. Sorry Internet!

[-] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

That'd be unconstitutional.

[-] jcdenton@lemy.lol 1 points 2 years ago

I saw this is euroloser sub. Goodbye I only am interested in America

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

And a shining example of why the US is not taken seriously anymore.

[-] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Enjoy your flawed democracy.

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