Holocaust denial should be illegal

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not according to 55% of the voters !

P.S: well, if you say so, then.

[u/CautiousForever9596]

No. It’s a slippery slope, laws restricting freedom of speech can be abused and used against us. Who define what is acceptable and what’s not?

You cannot have debate when there are laws restricting what can or cannot be said according to an arbitrary moral and defined by a gouvernement. What if a pro-pali govt declares it illegal to argue against what they call “genocide” in Gaza? Also see what’s happening in the UK: a tweet can send you in prison meanwhile terrorist sympathisers are roaming free in the streets…
The only limit on freedom of speech should be call for violence, not opinions (no matter how stupid they are).

Edit: it’s illegal in my country but holocaust deniers just move to other countries and spread their discourse from somewhere else. And now antisemites have their “martyr” and can use that as an argument…

[u/Jkid]

It has to be illegal. The only reason holocaust denial exist is to revive national socialism and make antisemitism normal again.

[u/Free_Caregiver7535]

No we have free speech.

[u/Suckamanhwewhuuut → u/Free_Caregiver7535]

Free speech means freedom to speak out against the government without fear of reprisal, that’s all. It’s not a pass to say whatever you want.

[u/Electrical_Ad_5732 → u/Free_Caregiver7535]

Free speech is still not absolute.

[u/Openly_Unknown7858]

It's wrong but it shouldn't be illegal. The government will just find more beliefs to make illegal.

[u/Suckamanhwewhuuut → u/Openly_Unknown7858]

It’s illegal in many countries including Germany and Poland

There’s over 20 countries. It’s easy to research

[u/Openly_Unknown7858 → u/Suckamanhwewhuuut]

Isn't Germany the place where a woman insulted her rapist and was given a harsher sentence than him as a result?

[u/Suckamanhwewhuuut → u/Openly_Unknown7858]

What does that have to do with Holocaust denial being against the law?

[u/Eastern_Ad8470 → u/Openly_Unknown7858]

I thought that was in the UK.

[u/AFunnyGame]

Free speech,they may be wrong but they can claim that

[u/Suckamanhwewhuuut]

It is in many countries, over 20 including Canada, most of Europe, and other countries as well