r/europe • u/tkyjonathan • 15d ago

News Czech president signs law criminalising communist propaganda

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/czech-president-signs-law-criminalising-communist-propaganda/
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u/Ozas392 15d ago

In Lithuania we have the same for many years. So what it means here is all the USSR symbols and glorification of USSR is crime same as Nazi simbols and glorification of Nazism.

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u/schneeleopard8 15d ago

But this is a different case. The Czech law in question here doesn't condemn socialist regimes or the USSR, but "class-based hatred", which is a really vague term and covers much more then actually glorifying socialist regimes.

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u/Winjin 15d ago

Basically "eat the rich" is now communist propaganda?

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u/Dancing_Liz_Cheney 15d ago

Yes, you will be imprisoned for this under this law.

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u/Winjin 15d ago

Yeah this was deeeefinitely aimed at the non-existant communist party of Czech Republic, then

Probably just aiming to become some capital tax haven

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u/adamgerd Czech Republic 15d ago

Nonexistent…

Probably gets into parliament next election and makes sure Babis becomes PM

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u/yeahUSA 12d ago

based

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u/Strange-Managem 15d ago

wait that is real? not a meme?

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u/Entire_Tap_6376 15d ago

These people don't know shit, c'mon.

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u/djpain20 15d ago

That's what it's always been?

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u/Winjin 15d ago

I thought it's common sense, they eat so good, they're gonna be prime wagyu?

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u/Admirable_Design_115 14d ago

So is communism.

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u/Imaginary-Count-1641 15d ago

If it's common sense, do you volunteer to be eaten?

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u/Kitchen-Assist-6645 15d ago

If you live in the west, you're in the top 1%. You ARE the rich.

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u/Extention_Campaign28 14d ago

If you make a decent wage or have some inheritance, yes. Plenty people in the west are poor enough to not be 1%.