> but I understand now: it's the speech that aligns with your values is free!
What a wilfully ridiculous interpretation of my text!
I'll type this slowly for you: In civilised democracies, inciting violence against ANYBODY is illegal and crosses the line from free speech. Any decision to convict for incitement lies with a jury of 12 random citizens.
Calm your horses there, mate. The interpretation is fully justified.
Assuming you live in the UK, you're basically saying that losing your job because you criticised the government is a very grave matter indeed, but what happened to Palestine Action is all nice and dandy because jurors.
For those who don't know: Palestine Action is a collective of people protesting the genocide in Gaza, they would occupy/blockade factories of Israeli weapons manufacturers and "vandalise" said weapons. They were recently declared a terrorist group and proscribed, with thousands being arrested for showing support (including by wearing t-shirts) since.
You're right, losing your job because you said something against the government and going to prison because you wore a t-shirt protesting an ongoing genocide are not the same thing.
What a wilfully ridiculous interpretation of my text!
I'll type this slowly for you: In civilised democracies, inciting violence against ANYBODY is illegal and crosses the line from free speech. Any decision to convict for incitement lies with a jury of 12 random citizens.