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Originally Posted by lockept93
No, the context is important. And it's not about freedom of speech, it's about disrespect of the history YOU will never understand how it is. The german people decide to ban the political use of this symbol - and still 99% of the people do not want see it without an education or art (like movies) context. It's like guns in public hands, people don't want it so it's forbidden.
And over the time things can change, ie a few years ago the swastika was not allowed in video games and needed to replaced by a different symbol. It changed cause the people today think a little bit different than the people 50 years ago. Now the most people think it's stupid, so it was changed. That's how democracy works.
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I understand it's disrespectful and it is a bad symbol, but we Americans cherish the right to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is about protecting bad speech. And besides,, who becomes the arbiter of said speech? Imagine if some of the batshit loonies here controlled speech? They'd have you arrested for wearing a MAGA hat.
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The eminent 19th-century writer and civil libertarian, John Stuart Mill, contended that enlightened judgment is possible only if one considers all facts and ideas, from whatever source, and tests one's own conclusions against opposing views. Therefore, all points of view -- even those that are "bad" or socially harmful -- should be represented in society's "marketplace of ideas."
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Are there any other things that are forbidden that can get you arrested for saying or displaying in Germany?