Those Western European countries that have laws against Holocaust denial. Are they free?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

Germany, Netherlands, and others nearby.

[ZombieHorde]

1. What is a free country? The US locks up some drug users, is the US a free country?

Japan is being oppressed by a natural disaster, is Japan currently a free country?

I would say "those Western European countries" don't have true free speech, but the term, "free country," seems too vague.

[JackRiddler]

5. US law undeniably restricts free speech

Right now we have the White House condemning the release of real information about Guantanamo prisoners.

[alltherage]

2. Any Time You Start Locking People Up For Contrarian Speech

you have a problem.

The irony with Germany is, their law continues the Fascist model.

[johnroshan]

3. +1

[Democracyinkind]

4. Not quite. Fascism and the rule of law don't go together that well.

While I'm not for these laws per se I'm also not against them - they have been handled very well in court and there's not one trial that I know of that wasn't fair and completely deserved.

[Very_Boring_Name]

6. American free speech laws are seen as quaint by most civilized european countries

Hate speech leads to violence, the Holocaust proved that. Fascism has no place in civilized society.

[ejpoeta]

7. these countries suffered from what hitler and the nazis did. while i think it's a little drastic

maybe to have actual laws against it, i do understand WHY they would have them.