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    2 days ago

    TIL it’s that recent. I know there was at least some anti-Nazi laws from the start.

    The slope gets slippery at some point, though, right? I don’t think it’s a stupid thing to worry about, even if ultimately this is the right choice.

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        19 hours ago

        Well, any group in power has incentive to abuse it, and I think history shows they always will given the chance (at least in the long run).

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      The slope gets slippery at some point, though, right? I don’t think it’s a stupid thing to worry about

      Sure. I wouldn’t like to see climate change denialism criminalized in this century and I’d be pretty worried if any government pushed for it - but we’re so so far away from something like that happening. We’re way closer to going backwards in reconciliation.

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          16 hours ago

          That’s my point. The far-right of this country is already working to destroy opposition and we’re closer to implementing climate change denialism policies and going backward on reconciliation than we’re close to having free speech at danger. And in any case, it’s not like the precedent doesn’t exist already or that the far-right needs the precedent to grow fascist.

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            There is basically one thing that people should prevent fascists from doing, and that is getting hold of the state apparatus. Once the army, police, health, education and social services are under far right control there is no horror we can put past them.