Berlin Stops Blocking Artists From Criticizing Israel After Massive Boycott

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A controversial rule restricting speech about Israel was dropped after artists abandoned festival lineups in Germany’s techno mecca.

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Good news for free speech

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- No. Bad news for free speech, "good news" for antisemitism.
  
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  Anti-genocide and anti-apartheid ≠ antisemitism
  
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  TIL criticizing a government is exactly the same as being racist towards its whole nation.
  
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  "Free speech is when you're not allowed to say mean things about Bibi, it hurts his feelings!"
  
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  I don't think you are making anyone more empathetic towards your goal of killing civilians so you cna have even more stolen land.
  
  Honestly, by now I think YOU can be blamed for anti semitism. By being a literal asswipe of a combo of fake religion, inbreeding and TERROR.
  
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  There is a fine line, however, restricting the ability to criticize genocide is not a good thing— unless people consider Palestinians as subhuman, subanimal, which we acknowledge some do.
  
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How the turntable

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Assholes. Its not criticism its terrorism support! Nobody cares about these "artists"

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- Even if you believe Israel to be completely justified in everything they do, there should never be a blanket ban on criticizing the methods of a country at war.
  
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  The ban wasn't on criticism it was on their blunt antisemitism and terrorism support. There has been lost of criticism in Germany about Israels methods.
  
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- Israel are the terrorists in this case.
  
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- Cookie respect agrees with cookie master? Do you have a cookie monster sock puppet as well?
  
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  What?
  
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- Maybe someone should take your free speech away, asshole
  
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  Please keep it civil here. After all we can still discuss and explain why some opinions are objectively bad.
  
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