Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’
theguardian.com
Meloni heads Italy’s most rightwing government since the second world war. Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.
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So no freedom of speech?
You're free to be super duper racist, sexist, ableist, pretty much any kind of discrimination you want. Isn't that enough?
No, I want talking shit about governments without government punishment. Ya know, freedom of speech
Not if it means I have to trade away my right to criticize the government.
"Free speech bro's would kindly request that all free speech is fully aligned with the party policies..... thank you"
Yeah, wtf?
In a democratic state it is imperative that the population is free to criticize their government.
What is the EU saying about this? Don't they have demands on member states to uphold democratic values?