msnbc.msn.com— "AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A Dutch political cartoonist was arrested this week on suspicion of insulting people because of their race or religion through his work, authorities said Friday."...
May 16, 2008View in Crawl 4
In several European countries that are supposedly based on "democratic" principles, there are laws in place that unabashedly are utilized to bolster political correctness by targeting the many dreaded "isms", such as racism, sexism, etc. In Germany you can go to jail for publicly dissenting from the mainstream views of World War II. You can also suffer legal consequences if you publicly sing songs that were sung during that time.It's not just Germany, however. France, Belgium, Netherlands, and England all have versions of "anti-hate" laws on the books that they use to try to suppress nationalistic feelings and organizations.If you hate this type of enforced political correctness, you should defintely read this submission and forward it to your contacts:<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/political_opinion/The_Origins_of_Political_Correctness_2">http://digg.com/political_opinion/The_Origins_of_P ...</a>
I agree with you in principle, but not enough information is given here to judge if it applies to this case. Before we lambast this as political correctness run amok, it would be helpful to have some more information - did he have ligit points, or just out to get a reaction / inflame people?
cryptocracyMay 18, 2008
you are just agreeing because this cartoonist made fun of Muslims. If he made fun of Zionists you would be cheering for the police.
Closed AccountMay 18, 2008
In several European countries that are supposedly based on "democratic" principles, there are laws in place that unabashedly are utilized to bolster political correctness by targeting the many dreaded "isms", such as racism, sexism, etc. In Germany you can go to jail for publicly dissenting from the mainstream views of World War II. You can also suffer legal consequences if you publicly sing songs that were sung during that time.It's not just Germany, however. France, Belgium, Netherlands, and England all have versions of "anti-hate" laws on the books that they use to try to suppress nationalistic feelings and organizations.If you hate this type of enforced political correctness, you should defintely read this submission and forward it to your contacts:<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/political_opinion/The_Origins_of_Political_Correctness_2">http://digg.com/political_opinion/The_Origins_of_P ...</a>
arandiatMay 24, 2008
I agree with you in principle, but not enough information is given here to judge if it applies to this case. Before we lambast this as political correctness run amok, it would be helpful to have some more information - did he have ligit points, or just out to get a reaction / inflame people?
fremen66May 24, 2008
nice article :P