# The UK (and Europe's) free speech problem

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [July 21, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-and-europes-free-speech-problem/1021153 "2025-07-21T16:10:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-uk-and-europes-free-speech-problem/1021153/207 "2025-09-07T18:56:29Z")

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> [@Babale](#):
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> That’s precisely the form the joke took, and _you_ know _that_.

[No mention in the “joke”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-for-the-israel-hamas-war-a-thread-in-the-pit/992653/2098) of any of that nuance you’re now inserting.

> [@Babale](#):
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> Unless you think I actually thought that Hezbollah sent a pager to a random poster on a nearly dead message board in order to coordinate propaganda with him.

No, I don’t think anyone _actually_ thought he had a pager. That’s irrelevant to the wishing death bit.

> [@Babale](#):
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> Mossad terror attacks […] surgically precise strike

Potato, _hasbara_.

I’ll just note that 12 civilians out of 42 killed, including 2 children, is on par for the level of “surgical” we can expect from Israel.

> [@Babale](#):
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> If I was wishing for their death, I would have, you know, said _something_ about how that would be a desirable thing.

I’m pretty sure you’re well aware of where the lines are, even in the Pit.

And Bear’s pronouns are he/him, FYI. I just checked, so too late to correct myself, but for the future.

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