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Re:Japan passes revised penal code with harsher punishment f... by mewse-hn on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @12:51PM (#31742224)
Another Canadian here. Saw a video of an American pastor last week saying homosexuals should be lined up against the wall and shot. Great people they are protecting down there.
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Re:Japan passes revised penal code with harsher punishment f... by whatshisface on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @12:53PM (#31742263)
The same laws that protect them protect gay rights activists. If the democratic majority in a town with a church like that was allowed to choose a side to ban, who do you think they would pick?
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Re:Japan passes revised penal code with harsher punishment f... by causality0 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @10:39PM (#31748526)
If you don't believe in freedom of speech for people you despise you don't believe in it at all.
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Re:Japan passes revised penal code with harsher punishment f... by SamReidHughes on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @01:16PM (#31742671)
That's basic political speech and is currently the law in some countries.
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