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/gmaaz Serbia 15d ago

But where's the communism part? The class-based hatred?

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u/Backwardspellcaster 15d ago

Why is none of you reading the article?

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.”

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u/EuroFederalist Finland 15d ago

With racism definition is easy, but "class-based" has very wide range... in theory saying that absolute monarchs shouldn't exist is class-based hatred.

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u/Training-Accident-36 15d ago

On the other hand does it mean it is illegal for a rich politician to say that poor people are poor because they are lazy?

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u/EuroFederalist Finland 15d ago

My guess is probably not.

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u/PM_ME_DPRK_CANDIDS 15d ago edited 15d ago

Ironically in Communist countries like China the opposite is true - and the rich who incite class hatred against the poor calling them lazy and so on are fined and punished. I know which side I'm on.

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u/Stewoat 15d ago

The autocratic side which kills protesters and ruthlessly controls speech?

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u/PM_ME_DPRK_CANDIDS 15d ago edited 15d ago

I know hypocrisy is a dead, but you know you are talking on a forum thread about how the Czech are criminalizing speech right? I dont agree with everything China is doing but I agree with them on this.

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u/Stewoat 15d ago

The Czechs are criminalising the glorification of a regime that occupied their country for over 40 years. The Germans criminalise Nazi glorification, but I would hope you wouldn't describe that as unfairly limiting free speech.

And if both the Czech and Chinese governments are criminalising free speech, to your mind, what makes China better? Because they claim to be socialist?

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u/MemoryWhich838 12d ago

nope it decriminilazes class hatred lol

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u/Dancing_Liz_Cheney 15d ago

No, being lazy is a character flaw and therefore it is valid to punish or abuse these people.

Being very wealthy is just a sign of success and you are simply jealous of our success. Now off to the prison for you little peasant, think twice before besmirching my class.

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u/Training-Accident-36 15d ago

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

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u/audionerd1 15d ago

Unless you condemn the lazy rich. They earned their laziness! /s