WILF 47,353 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, jukel123 said: Tried to watch RTE news hoping to listen to the Russian view on things. Damn me its been taken down. I know I'm naive, but I thought censorship like this only happened in Russia, China or North Korea? Mate, we have been censoring speech and literature for years…….why has nobody seemed to notice ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 8,378 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 Just now, WILF said: Mate, we have been censoring speech and literature for years…….why has nobody seemed to notice ? Educate me Wilf. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,667 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 11 minutes ago, jukel123 said: Educate me Wilf. Scott's your man for that... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,353 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, jukel123 said: Educate me Wilf. Speech……there are laws against speech where the parameters are so loose and so wide that they can basically mean anything the accuser wants them too……that is censorship of ALL speech ! Books like “Mien Kampf” have been banned for years, now I don’t particularly want to read it because it’s probably shit but the fact that I can’t even if I want to is an outrage in a so called “free” society…..I don’t know what other literature is in the banned list but I bet that won’t be the only book. None of the above is new or even recent. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,844 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 13 minutes ago, baker boy said: 80% of the public commenting on the Ukraine couldnt have stuck a pin in it on a map 6 weeks ago Mates wife has taken this Ukraine thing really hard, it's proper cutting her up. She has put her name down to house some refugees. I suggested she could house some Iraqis, Syrians or even a tribe of Africans from Dover. This suggestion apparently makes me a racist nazi. Its amazing how people are behaving and how easy it is to control what people think. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,787 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 20 minutes ago, WILF said: Speech……there are laws against speech where the parameters are so loose and so wide that they can basically mean anything the accuser wants them too……that is censorship of ALL speech ! Books like “Mien Kampf” have been banned for years, now I don’t particularly want to read it because it’s probably shit but the fact that I can’t even if I want to is an outrage in a so called “free” society…..I don’t know what other literature is in the banned list but I bet that won’t be the only book. None of the above is new or even recent. It's more of a grey area of free speech, but if you consider that large social media platforms are as much a part of the power structure governing democratic countries as the houses of parliament then there's been considerable effort from these to censor views that do not fit. Traditionalists take the view that these SM companies are private entities and so not subject to free-speech but I think society has evolved and we need to consider that government extends beyond parliament. I'm not sure where I stand on it tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 24,152 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 hours ago, WILF said: Speech……there are laws against speech where the parameters are so loose and so wide that they can basically mean anything the accuser wants them too……that is censorship of ALL speech ! Books like “Mien Kampf” have been banned for years, now I don’t particularly want to read it because it’s probably shit but the fact that I can’t even if I want to is an outrage in a so called “free” society…..I don’t know what other literature is in the banned list but I bet that won’t be the only book. None of the above is new or even recent. I thought Mien Kampf was banned in Germany and Russia but is available in the U.K. Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TRUEBRIT66 1,600 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 15 minutes ago, chartpolski said: I thought Mien Kampf was banned in Germany and Russia but is available in the U.K. Cheers. Yes thats correct and I can also confirm its shit. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,353 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 26 minutes ago, chartpolski said: I thought Mien Kampf was banned in Germany and Russia but is available in the U.K. Cheers. I stand corrected mate, thank you 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,667 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 What do you reckon about Putin's latest state TV appearance?, he seems a little grumpy, I think someone is missing his egg McMuffin. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 hours ago, WILF said: Speech……there are laws against speech where the parameters are so loose and so wide that they can basically mean anything the accuser wants them too……that is censorship of ALL speech ! Books like “Mien Kampf” have been banned for years, now I don’t particularly want to read it because it’s probably shit but the fact that I can’t even if I want to is an outrage in a so called “free” society…..I don’t know what other literature is in the banned list but I bet that won’t be the only book. None of the above is new or even recent. Mein Kampf has been available for some years now. The German Government held the copyright but that has expired. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,353 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, Nicepix said: Mein Kampf has been available for some years now. The German Government held the copyright but that has expired. I think my mistake was an overheard debate about banning it, time and confusion……the old noggin makes these mistakes more and more of late ! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,796 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, kanny said: What do you reckon about Putin's latest state TV appearance?, he seems a little grumpy, I think someone is missing his egg McMuffin. I think when he renewed his car insurance, he only had one more meerkat to complete the full set ,then they went and stopped it, that kind of shit would make the most mild mannered man want to invade his neighbour, I,ve been onto compare the market myself and told them the same, give me my Oleg toy or I,m off down the channel to invade steepholme within the month 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,787 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 22 minutes ago, kanny said: What do you reckon about Putin's latest state TV appearance?, he seems a little grumpy, I think someone is missing his egg McMuffin. I expect that is edited to just show the bad bits but what is shown sounds totalitarian. I'm fascinated to see how this plays out. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 19 minutes ago, WILF said: I think my mistake was an overheard debate about banning it, time and confusion……the old noggin makes these mistakes more and more of late ! Lol I'm surprised that you didn't get the Reader's Digest Club edition Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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