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Australian state (ACT) passes blasphemy law to protect Muslims
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RE: Australian state (ACT) passes blasphemy law to protect Muslims
August 14, 2016 at 11:11 pm
Is freedom of speech unconditional in any nation anyway? There always seems to be some conditions.
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RE: Australian state (ACT) passes blasphemy law to protect Muslims
August 14, 2016 at 11:14 pm
(August 14, 2016 at 11:11 pm)Irrational Wrote: Is freedom of speech unconditional in any nation anyway? There always seems to be some conditions.

I like to defend freedom of speech, but there should absolutely be some limits. My favorite example is to not allow people to yell "fire" in a crowded theater. You can expand similar examples from there.
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RE: Australian state (ACT) passes blasphemy law to protect Muslims
August 15, 2016 at 12:29 am (This post was last modified: August 15, 2016 at 2:09 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(August 14, 2016 at 11:11 pm)Irrational Wrote: Is freedom of speech unconditional in any nation anyway? There always seems to be some conditions.

And there should be -- when said speech results in physical harm, or slander/defamation having a financial impact (e.g. "General Cola has poison in it, don't buy it.") And in the latter case the penalty should be civil and not criminal, imo.

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