Western countries will tell you that they adequately value free speech and free expression, and then they will report you to a counter-terrorism unit & have you convicted...
But it's OK, folks..! The man later won on appeal..!
Judge overturns conviction of street preacher arrested for 'misgendering' man in a dress
A British court has overturned the conviction of street preacher Dave McConnell who was reported to counter-terrorism for alleged misgendering by refusing to say a man is a womanAnugrah Kumar (The Christian Post)
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in reply to Nanook • •Here here - these people are not the seed of Abraham any more than any other middle eastern group.
In fact, by most measures they are less so.
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in reply to Nanook • •I was once worried I could be too hardcore for this Friendica instance but here I am being outdone by the owner, lol.
Cheers, bro.
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in reply to Nanook • •This is a fabulous observation -- I really appreciate both the background here, and your comment...
I have very far right ideas, but I am also inclined to pacifism because Christ commands this of me... I believe that we are all made in the image of Christ, and while some people will inevitably choose to be ignorant, we can have hope for them since they are made as rational beings with the capacity to change...
I just don't believe in winning by violence since it is also the case that people are getting what they deserve from their own poor choices, and so it is a sort of fate by God...
Free speech is an important part of all this because it enables us to set the right courses for social change... and, if people don't want that, they will be punished by their own stupidity and anger.