OTTAWA — As a young child, Dennis Saddleman's mother always ensured he knew how much she loved him, gave him kisses on his forehead and told him how beautiful he was.
This slope is not slippery at all. Denying holocaust has been a crime since 2002 1994 in Germany and yet Germany had no issues with upkeeping free speech in the two three decades since.
The slope gets slippery at some point, though, right? I don’t think it’s a stupid thing to worry about
Sure. I wouldn’t like to see climate change denialism criminalized in this century and I’d be pretty worried if any government pushed for it - but we’re so so far away from something like that happening. We’re way closer to going backwards in reconciliation.
This slope is not slippery at all. Denying holocaust has been a crime since
20021994 in Germany and yet Germany had no issues with upkeeping free speech in thetwothree decades since.edit: oops it’s actually older than I thought
TIL it’s that recent. I know there was at least some anti-Nazi laws from the start.
The slope gets slippery at some point, though, right? I don’t think it’s a stupid thing to worry about, even if ultimately this is the right choice.
Sure. I wouldn’t like to see climate change denialism criminalized in this century and I’d be pretty worried if any government pushed for it - but we’re so so far away from something like that happening. We’re way closer to going backwards in reconciliation.
It gets slippery depending on who is in power, which is exactly what we have to defend against.