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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by vorpalhex on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:43PM (#32428400)
If the law is so broad that anything can be interpreted as hate speech, it is bad law.
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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by mmastrac on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:46PM (#32428438)
A swastika is not hate speech?
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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by jaywalk on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:10PM (#32428804)
It may or may not be. Context is important, and I think it's pretty clear that the swastika here is attempting to make the point (right or wrong) that LGBT groups act like Nazis.
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Re:Irishman arrested in UK for 'causing anxiety' by retweeti... by Gordonjcp on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:41PM (#32429260)
LGBT people round up minorities and herd them into death camps?
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