tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post1436843246491405529..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: UK Man Arrested For Teaching Pug To Simulate Nazi SaluteWinston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-49291101008885226242016-05-10T11:34:23.687-04:002016-05-10T11:34:23.687-04:00Okay, point.
WS "Also: I'd say 'free...Okay, point.<br /><br />WS "Also: I'd say 'freedom of speech' means the same thing everywhere...it's just that there's less of it in the UK."<br /><br />Aahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045786882607525394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-37039129217746973882016-05-10T08:21:05.470-04:002016-05-10T08:21:05.470-04:00This is appalling.
Even if this were guaranteed ...This is appalling. <br />Even if this were guaranteed to be an isolated authoritarian glitch, it would be appalling. <br />But it's hard not to be concerned about a slippery slope straight to hell...<br />This is madness.<br /><br />Also: I'd say 'freedom of speech' means the same thing everywhere...it's just that there's less of it in the UK.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-8278128293420885762016-05-10T08:14:02.279-04:002016-05-10T08:14:02.279-04:00Yes, I'm afraid it can. It's illegal in th...Yes, I'm afraid it can. It's illegal in the UK (and I don't think the law has changed) to deny the holocaust. An author, a real crank, was put on trial in the UK years ago for doing so in a book. So arresting a person for teaching their dog to do a Hitler salute doesn't surprise me. <br /><br />Freedom of speech doesn't mean quite the same as it does in the US. Aahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045786882607525394noreply@blogger.com