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In reply to the discussion: Ugh, DU. The anti-Muslim sentiment here is getting to me. [View all]ToxMarz
(3,052 posts)They don't have to be confused to protest. Only angry.
But if they are confused, maybe they are confused by this:
Freedom of speech by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jump to Australia: Australia does not have explicit freedom of speech in any constitutional or statutory declaration of rights, with the exception of political ...
....This freedom of political communication is not a broad freedom of speech as in other countries, but rather a freedom whose purpose is only to protect political free speech. This freedom of political free speech is a shield against government prosecution, not a shield against private prosecution (civil law). It is also less a causal mechanism in itself, rather than simply a boundary which can be adjudged to be breached. Despite the court's ruling, however, not all political speech appears to be protected in Australia and several laws criminalise forms of speech that would be protected in other democratic countries such as the United States.