"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear"
George Orwell
In 1990, there were 44 allegations in Sweden of a violation of “persecution against minorities”. In 2018, that figure had risen to 2508. An increase that is beyond exorbitant, and which, directly viewed, reveals that Sweden has developed into a society of informants – people who point accusing fingers at their fellow citizens, which in itself is appalling, as such denouncements of ones fellows are one of the most important building blocks in totalitarian societies.
According to Mina Dennerts, the most used and simple way to instruct group members on what to do is this brief instruction: “Do you have a hateful person among your Facebook friends? Follow the articles they share on the media channel's Facebook page. There you often find an incredible amount of simmering hatred. ”
In one sentence, the Minister endorses Social Services misuse of power, squashes freedom of speech, and declares its failure to protect that most basic of rights, freedom of speech. She also makes threats made to the victim, the victim’s problem and responsibility.
The bullies’ prerogative works, and political opponents of the opinions and speech of other political opponents are able to take advantage of this tactic in order to suppress utterances they dislike.
However, the worst is not the institute's disproportionate focus on including cis, trans and LGBTQ people of all kinds. It is the sad fact that they, who should be the country's top researchers and educators, continue to appear MORE intimidated by the students and their willingness to take offense than they are afraid to be shamed by adults in the media and on social platforms.
The British authorities' brutal enforcement of press- and reporting bans in grooming cases appears more politically motivated than justified by considerations of justice and legality.
We know it ad nauseum: Anyone who speaks against the cultural radical agenda, must be cowed. All tricks may be – and are - used. Especially misquoting.
So, here we have one of Western Europe's most prestigious mainstream media - effectively revealed as a fraudulent producer of fake news. The sharp contrast between the scale of the Panorama scandal and the unanimous silence of the mainstream media, however, cries out to heaven.
If the government wants to illustrate the Russian threat, then it is doing an exceptionally poor job of it, and it is very worrying that all of the examples that will now serve to justify such a massive restriction on Danish freedom of speech, cannot stand the rigors of a fact check.
Freedom of expression is under tremendous strain. Nationally and globally, writers, artists and politicians are threatened upon their lives and/or with their livelihoods, or sued in court for expressing particular views. Fear, self-censorship and oppressive anti-defamation laws are in the process of undermining our main liberty: Freedom of expression.
The Free Press Society’s freedom of expression prize, the Sappho Award, is awarded to a person who has shown uncompromising courage in the struggle for the free word.
