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LittleBlue

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8. That's Europe for ya

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 01:13 PM

Dec 2013

On many issues they are far behind or borderline Orwellian.

I'm surprised this flies with the EU. Turkey's membership is being held up with the major criticism being their laws against political criticism. The EU should look just as vigorously at Spain's laws, and anyone convicted should appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. Even if there is a slight chance of prevailing it will embarrass Spain that their citizens need ECHR protection.

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Spain criminalizes protests- including "insulting the state": [View all] cali Dec 2013 OP

Fuck you Spain. Oh noes ...now I am a criminal. L0oniX Dec 2013 #1

Blackstone group is heading to spain to buy up their foreclosures next Chrom Dec 2013 #2

Fascism is in the march again n/t CFLDem Dec 2013 #3

So next time someone starts calling us a fascist state treestar Dec 2013 #4

so you think this is the only indication of fascism??? Yikes cali Dec 2013 #6

You don't if you are saying the US has any characteristics of that treestar Dec 2013 #10

US House approves $5,000 fee for official drilling protests, less federal authority over fracking Chrom Dec 2013 #7

Has the Senate passed it and the president signed it? treestar Dec 2013 #11

Well for that matter, neither has the Spanish Parliament........ socialist_n_TN Dec 2013 #14

And BTW, how do you know the SCOTUS wouldn't approve....... socialist_n_TN Dec 2013 #15

Even they would not risk their credibility on something like this treestar Dec 2013 #16

General Franco is back malaise Dec 2013 #5

Looks like it. geomon666 Dec 2013 #9

That's Europe for ya LittleBlue Dec 2013 #8

Isn't it interesting that the comments here go to Facsim and not other miserable things HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #12

the spanish 1% and its corporations are behind it, just like in the USA.... nt msongs Dec 2013 #13

The Fascism - Communism fault line in Spain is very deep DrDebug Dec 2013 #18

Even though Franco is gone, it seems fascism still runs Cleita Dec 2013 #17