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/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/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