by Shrillland » Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:54 am
by Baltenstein » Mon Feb 22, 2021 5:21 am
Back in 2018, Catalan rapper Pablo Hasél was arrested and convicted on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting the monarchy in his songs where he called King Juan Carlos a mafia boss
by Nanatsu no Tsuki » Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:52 am
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by Arisyan » Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:54 am
by Kowani » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:28 am
by Dresderstan » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:34 am
by The Marlborough » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:42 am
by Virgolia » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:48 am
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Agreed on the ETA concerns. Everything else, monarchy, politicians and religion aren’t above criticism.
by CoraSpia » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:51 am
by Glorious Hong Kong » Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:17 am
"Tomorrow it could be you," he tweeted before he was imprisoned and after retweeting the lyrics that he was convicted for.
"We cannot allow them to dictate to us what to say, what to feel and what to do," he added.
by Rusozak » Mon Feb 22, 2021 10:17 am
by Strazhnist Tsarus » Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:16 am
by Shrillland » Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:36 am
Arisyan wrote:I was waiting for someone to start a thread on this. I noticed it when I had typed in Spain in the search bar, and this was on the headlines. I was gonna start a thread, but I didn't have enough information.
But yeah, I totally agree with the protestors and really hope the Spanish Government listens to them.
by Shrillland » Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:39 am
Dresderstan wrote:Speaking of Catalonia, seeing as it was mentioned, did we forget the regional election last week resulted in PSOE "winning" i.e. having the biggest increase and ending up with 33, the same as the ERC?
by Bienenhalde » Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:16 pm
by Adamede » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:04 pm
Bienenhalde wrote:I see nothing wrong with Spain's prosecution of Pablo Hasel. Inflammatory and outrageous statements like that do not contribute to healthy and civil public discourse and do not deserve to be defended.
by Repubblica Fascista Sociale Italiana » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:42 pm
by Kubra » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:46 pm
Those who are or were most threatened by a loss of free speech tend to be adherents of it, news at 11.Repubblica Fascista Sociale Italiana wrote:Terrorist advocating sedition and separatism rightfully arrested
Anyone notice a trend in western countries where supporters of civil war losers cry about "free speech" a lot?
by Trollzyn the Infinite » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:55 pm
by 6Pack » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:58 pm
Trollzyn the Infinite wrote:If they'd simply arrested him for supporting a terrorist organization that would've been one thing.
But adding charges for insulting the king is some real Medieval shit.
by Trollzyn the Infinite » Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:00 pm
6Pack wrote:Trollzyn the Infinite wrote:If they'd simply arrested him for supporting a terrorist organization that would've been one thing.
But adding charges for insulting the king is some real Medieval shit.
And Juan Carlos isn't even king anymore - he abdicated after his financial dealings became too much of a liability for the continuation of the monarchy.
by Adamede » Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:09 pm
Trollzyn the Infinite wrote:If they'd simply arrested him for supporting a terrorist organization that would've been one thing.
But adding charges for insulting the king is some real Medieval shit.
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