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Well, this is one way to protect democracy.
No – in fact, it is the only way.
Our democracy is sacred and holy, and it is the core of who we are – but it is fragile, like a prematurely born infant, and one thing that will crush it like so much bubble wrap is people being allowed to criticize government policy or freely spread information.
European Union and NATO member-state Czechia has warned citizens who express support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including on social media, they could face prison.
“The Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office considers it necessary to inform citizens that the current situation associated with the Russian Federation’s attack on Ukraine may have implications for their freedom of expression,” warned Czechia’s Attorney-General, Igor Stříž, in an official press release.
“[F]reedom of speech also has its limits in a democratic state governed by the rule of law,” the official asserted, explaining that anyone who “publicly (including at demonstrations, on the Internet or on social networks) agreed (accepted or supported the Russian Federation’s attacks on Ukraine) or expressed support or praised the leaders of the Russian Federation in this regard, they could also face criminal liability under certain conditions”, citing sections of the criminal code making it a crime to approve a criminal offence or deny, question, approve or justify genocide.
Evidujeme desítky podnětů na komentáře v internetových diskusích, schvalující ruskou invazi a aktivity ruské armády. Internetové prostředí pečlivě monitorujeme a omlouváme se, že nereagujeme na každé označení v příspěvcích. Není to vždy žádoucí a taktické. Děkujeme za pochopení!
— Policie ČR (@PolicieCZ) February 27, 2022
“We record dozens of comments in internet discussions approving the Russian invasion and the activities of the Russian army. We closely monitor the Internet environment,” the Czech police underscored in a post on their official Twitter account.
The United States needs to take note.
If we want to have any hope of protecting our failing democracy – which is directly under threat by everyone from Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin to Tucker Carlson to that guy who took the selfie with the podium in the Capitol – we need to make it illegal for people to disagree with the government.
The FBI made a great step in protecting our democracy when they issued a bulletin declaring that anyone who is against the government is a terrorist (seriously, read that link). But so far, people are not being arrested.
We need mass arrests in America and we need them now. If we don’t stop these people who are questioning the media and government, we are headed straight for authoritarian autocracy and dictatorship.
We’ve seen throughout history that those who do not protect their freedom lose it.
