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Originally Posted by Crompsin
(sigh)
Okay. Where is the hot-hot proof that Europe is a den of racists?
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This article says racist attacks are up by 70 percent.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...c=worldupdates
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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Freedom of speach is a bit of a red herring here. The authorities aren't involved, and until there's government action silencing one side or the other, the First Amendment, which is the guarantee of the freedom, has nothing to do with this situation.
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The only reason this didn't go further with the "authorities" is that the police (in the first case) told the neighbors that no law was broken...but the subject did come up in that case. In the second article the mayor gets involved...WTF???? Seems like a little authoritarian pressure to me.