Thursday, January 15, 2015

In Wake of #CharlieHebdo March, France Cracks Down on Hate Speech. Wait. What?

It was a nice march, but pessimists sure didn't have to wait long to be proved correct.

At the BBC, "Paris attacks: Dieudonne held as France tackles hate speech," and the Guardian, "Dieudonné arrested over Facebook post on Paris gunman."

Video here, "French Comic Dieudonne Faces 7 Years in Prison for Paris Attack Facebook Post."

Also, from Neo-Neocon, at Legal Insurrection, "France is cracking down on “hate speech”."

And don't miss civil liberties drama queen Glenn Greenwald, at the Intercept, "FRANCE ARRESTS A COMEDIAN FOR HIS FACEBOOK COMMENTS, SHOWING THE SHAM OF THE WEST’S “FREE SPEECH” CELEBRATION."

As they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day.

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