It's a good job we don't live in Russia .................

[Johno please?]

Well, we're getting there.

Yep, true.

Mark highlights the issue in this vid, skip to 6:30 for the "hate speech" part.

 

[Tefal]

. . . not only religion, just try criticising the Israeli Government!

You do that daily?

As has Teresa may, downing street and Jeremy corbyn.

None of you idiots are in jail yet?

Who's got the IPCC number

 

[FoxEye]

All look, mocking Christianity and Jesus gets you the same response in strongly Christian country as mocking Islam and Mohammed in a Muslim country.

What a ridiculous thing to say.

It's quite obviously and apparently false.

1. Mocking Christianity has been a thing in mainstream media in the UK/US/West for years. Decades. Just about all comedy shows take the pee out of Christianity. E.g. Family Goy; Monty Python; most stand up comics.

2. The UK/US has no blasphemy laws.

Want to try again?

 

[StriderX]

What a ridiculous thing to say.

It's quite obviously and apparently false.

1. Mocking Christianity has been a thing in mainstream media in the UK/US/West for years. Decades. Just about all comedy shows take the pee out of Christianity. E.g. Family Goy; Monty Python; most stand up comics.

2. The UK/US has no blasphemy laws.

Want to try again?

Lol at thinking the West are the only Christian nations. So either the brown Christians aren't worth your time or i'll be especially nice and say it was a slip up.

 

[Tefal]

All look, mocking Christianity and Jesus gets you the same response in strongly Christian country as mocking Islam and Mohammed in a Muslim country.
Almost as if Islam isn't unique, but religion in general.

******** you can mock Christianity in Italy for God's sake, he'll you can mock it in Vatican city and the worst that happens is you will be asked to leave

 

[FoxEye]

******** you can mock Christianity in Italy for God's sake, he'll you can mock it in Vatican city and the worst that happens is you will be asked to leave

Moreover, Christian (and other faith) minorities in muslim countries are facing brutality, murder, destruction of property, imprisonment, etc.

In islamic countries pretty much only islam is protected.

In the West, laws regarding religious freedoms and inciting hatred grant protection to people of any religion; in fact muslims and other minorities probably receive more protection/preferential treatment than other groups.

To say that the experiences are in any way comparable is nothing more than lies and/or delusion.

 

[Sankari]

Good o'l Russia. Making dictatorship great again.

 

[Spook187]

Stuff them all, stuff all religious fools.

 

[ubersonic]

People possibly facing up to six years in prison for anti religious posts and meme's on social media.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-45247879

Now we say thank god we don't live there, but didn't somebody nearly go to jail here for posting an "antisemitic" meme of a puppy

 

[Dis86]

Now we say thank god we don't live there, but didn't somebody nearly go to jail here for posting an "antisemitic" meme of a puppy

Scotland. It's a strange place.

 

[Sankari]

Now we say thank god we don't live there, but didn't somebody nearly go to jail here for posting an "antisemitic" meme of a puppy

No. He received a fine. Jail was never going to happen.

 

[Sankari]

...

 

[dl8860]

All look, mocking Christianity and Jesus gets you the same response in strongly Christian country as mocking Islam and Mohammed in a Muslim country.
Almost as if Islam isn't unique, but religion in general.

Which strongly Christian countries are you talking about?

 

[ubersonic]

For anybody wondering, this is the law that's in question here:

Article 282. Incitement of Hatred or Enmity, as Well as Abasement of Human Dignity

1. Actions aimed at the incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as abasement of dignity of a person or a group of persons on the basis of sex, race, nationality, language, origin, attitude to religion, as well as affiliation to any social group, if these acts have been committed in public or with the use of mass media, shall be punishable with a fine in the amount of 100 thousand to 300 thousand roubles, or in the amount of a wage/salary or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one to two years, or with deprivation of the right to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to three years, or with obligatory labour for a term of up to 360 hours, or with corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or with compulsory labour for a term of up to two years, or with deprivation of liberty for the same term.

2. The same deeds committed:

a) with the use of violence or with the threat of its use;
b) by a person through his official position;
c) by an organised group, -​

shall be punishable with a fine in the amount of 100 thousand to 500 thousand roubles, or in the amount of a wage/salary or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one to three years, or with deprivation of the right to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to five years, or with obligatory labour for a term of up to 480 hours, or with corrective labour for a term of one to two years, or with compulsory labour for a term of up to five years, or with deprivation of liberty for the same term.

Ironically it seems to be their anti-hate speech/extremism laws that the memes are falling foul off lol.

 

[DreadNiK]

the number of complete goons in this thread trying to equate this with the UK or other western countries (or any 1st world country) is frankly scary...can you please all **** off to russia and come back in a year if you aren't in jail or dead and admit you were wrong and that the UK or anywhere in the west is infinitely better to live in than there in terms of political freedom

just look at the lies and misrepresentation I harvested:

Well, we're getting there.

We’ll be there soon enough

. . . not only religion, just try criticising the Israeli Government!

The UK already does this too.

Surprised that this wasn't in the UK!

Try posting memes mocking Islam and the Prophet Muhammed on social media and see where that gets you....

You can only really mock Christianity in this country anything else is a hate crime.

Just Russia?

Well the EU is planning to ban them all or something.

https://news.sky.com/story/memes-will-be-banned-under-new-eu-copyright-law-warn-campaigners-11398577



Indeed, CNN (very fake news) and the other MSM's love doing that.

Yes in the UK they just fine you for doing anything anyone deems offensive

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43864133

The grass is not greener here

The BBC is heavily regulated by our government, don't believe the propaganda they spout against Russia, the UKGov seem to have it in for them at the minute.

All look, mocking Christianity and Jesus gets you the same response in strongly Christian country as mocking Islam and Mohammed in a Muslim country.
Almost as if Islam isn't unique, but religion in general.

Yep, true.

Mark highlights the issue in this vid, skip to 6:30 for the "hate speech" part.

 

[Randomface74]

Yeah we're all wrong and not you. OK.

 

[DreadNiK]

if the question is 'are people way more politically free, by an order (or orders) of magnitude in the UK/West than in Russia, then yes. I'm glad you've come to your senses.

 

[simpletom]

Uhh, i imagine if you searched every thread ever on this forum, the mention of Israel will be relatively rare... what even is your post? It's all in your head BRUH.

Is this r/T_D?

The right-wing love to feel persecuted. Some sort of victim complex.

 

[Johno please?]

the number of complete goons in this thread trying to equate this with the UK or other western countries (or any 1st world country) is frankly scary...can you please all **** off to russia and come back in a year if you aren't in jail or dead and admit you were wrong and that the UK or anywhere in the west is infinitely better to live in than there in terms of political freedom

just look at the lies and misrepresentation I harvested:

omg, you're so clever...

Yes we have more freedoms than Russia.... but we still don't have freedom of speech, are you being intentionally dense?

 

[shauncr91]

the number of complete goons in this thread trying to equate this with the UK or other western countries (or any 1st world country) is frankly scary...can you please all **** off to russia and come back in a year if you aren't in jail or dead and admit you were wrong and that the UK or anywhere in the west is infinitely better to live in than there in terms of political freedom

just look at the lies and misrepresentation I harvested:

How about instead of being abusive you explain to us how this is different to the people in this country who've been arrested for making jokes?