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ResponsiblyFree's avatar

Ugh, thank you Peter for this astonishing (no longer) ramping up and off the cliff of the slippery slope of policed speech. "What's hate speech?" "Speech I hate." We are only as free as we allow others to be.

Calamity Ho!'s avatar

Britain has become the enemy they fought against in World War 2.

Kat Harvey's avatar

Yes, that enemy was National Socialism but we now know that Socialism is Socialism, it's always about over-control by those who have no idea how to use power.

Joe Duffy's avatar

Orwellian indeed

Taby's avatar

A harmless opinion post with a funny picture. He's 15 years old

and they took his DNA??? Did he rape somebody in between the post and his arrest??? That's pure insanity.

They don't have free speech to complain about the Muslims that are taking over and advantage their country financially and raping their women and little girls or terrorizing their communities and destructing other people's property Yet, They took this 15 yr old citizens DNA as if he had.

It's mind blowing that the western countries politicians have sold their souls and betrayed their own people and are taking their freedoms away for money. That's what it always comes down to, money.

ParaGov's avatar

Look up "Yuri Bezmenov" to understand what is going on. There are four stages to destroying a country: (1) demoralization, (2) destabilization, (3) crisis, and (4) normalization.

The two-tier application of the law is intended to both demoralize one group and destabalize society by creating a them and us society.

This is psychological warfare on a child. They have no moral compas, which explains why millions have been killed under communism.

benjamin J walsh's avatar

England is finished. They should pray for revolution. Only way .

Kat Harvey's avatar

What sort of mental impact will that have on this lad? Will he feel he is never to be allowed to voice his own opinions without the police arriving on the doorstep? Worse than political oppression, this is cruelty to children.

Patricia's avatar

You can't get much more totalitarian than that.

Julinthecrown's avatar

Since George Orwell was a British citizen one might be given to fantasize that Orwell was a time traveler teleported from a dystopian future back to 20th century Britain to warn of the impending dangers that would befall the country in the 21st century. (Think Reese in 'The Terminator')

As a thought exercise, it might be an intriguing way to spend an afternoon. As a way of life, it is devastating to ponder.

gracella's avatar

Very sad indeed. But it's not only Britain it's coming here too. Keep in mind have they been building up to it. And keep in mind what president Trump just announced.

Christopher Fidoe's avatar

Batshit Bonkers Britain?

Philanthropy Poketwanus's avatar

Bully for them. Moloch must be fed?