Seconded (I am allowed to say that, right?) Of course it isn't just France. And some countries go one step further and actively brainwash their citizens from an early age into thinking they are wonderful, and thus try to prevent even the possibility of "thoughtcrime".
On 18 January 2015 at 17:06, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote: > It is sad to see, for France has such a heritage, but it seems there is > diminishing actual functioning Free Speech rights in France; when scores of > people are getting arrested and thrown into jail for unpopular free speech, > which in France has now become the new Orwellian thought crime of > “supporting terrorism”. > > Either Free Speech applies to all; or it does not apply. If unpopular – > and even repugnant -- free speech is punished with long jail terms; then > the state sanctioned mechanisms are in place for destroying effective right > of free speech, which soon becomes free only when it reflects the desire of > those who rule. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
