France, which some historians claim as one of the birthplaces of democracy, is in the process of passing a law that inhibits it’s citizens from expressing their right to free speech.
The bill, already passed by parliament will make it illegal to deny the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago was genocide.
There is some speculation that the bill is being passed to gain the 500,000 votes of the French Armenian's in the upcoming elections.
Nobody can deny that deaths occurred. But to make people face one year prison terms and €45000 fines for discussing it?
Whatever the historical is, people died and it was disgusting. People need to learn from such atrocities.
But banning free speech and discussion has no benefit.
For example, one only has to look at the consequences of similar laws regarding "holocaust denial", which don't address the dreadful actions of the right-wing National Socialist movement of Germany during Europe's recent history adequately for all their victims.
Instead, such anti-free speech laws have only benefited the Jews, more correctly the Zionists. Using such laws, they have been granted special treatment above other victims. This advantage can be used as propaganda to allow Israel to continually commit crimes against humanity, war crimes and break international law.
These kinds of “denial” laws can set a dangerous precedent.
You can't force propaganda on the masses. Through education only, people will understand the unforgivable atrocities experienced by the innocent Jews and Armenians and Korean Comfort Women alike, and make up their own minds. Politicising such crimes will only negatively impact such causes and demean all victims.
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