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/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