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Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ (www.theguardian.com)
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Meloni heads Italy’s most rightwing government since the second world war. Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.

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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Good on Italy. Everyone, not just school children, should be protected from... name-calling 🤦

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  • [–] -5 points 3 years ago

    Pretty much. Shame in the Italian government for this:

    Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 (£858 to £4,290) anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.

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    • [–] -1 points 3 years ago

    Common but disturbing behavior: investigating whether calling out fascism is a problem, but not invesgating whether fascism is a problem.

    Punishing people for saying what they see.

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