This is related on where you stand regarding to hatespeech.
IE in germany, it is forbidden to praise the holocaust or deny that it even happened (ironically there are national museums where the cruelties happened, including real footage, which all kids visit as part of their school curriculum). This is in place to keep the historical learnings alive what the fascists did when given enough power so we do not repeat this mistake too easily.
Now in the US I think like 20% of the highschoolers think that the whole story is a hoax or is exaggerated. The world is increasingly turning rightwing again. This is the exact time when we should leverage everything we have to remind the public what can happen when fascists come to power again - and have something to oppose the populists with.
A _lot_ of people are suspect to manipulation from all sides, so society needs a bit of help to protect citizens from evil players manipulating them. The real truth of propaganda (or outright lies) is that it works, sooner or later.
This stuff is explicitly defined in law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksverhetzung) and while indeed it restricts absolute freedom of speech a bit, the reason why this exists should be clear. This gives society a handle on manipulative people when they become too radical. Everyone can _criticise_ stuff of course, publicly, but calling for violence is a hard showstopper.
IE in germany, it is forbidden to praise the holocaust or deny that it even happened (ironically there are national museums where the cruelties happened, including real footage, which all kids visit as part of their school curriculum). This is in place to keep the historical learnings alive what the fascists did when given enough power so we do not repeat this mistake too easily.
Now in the US I think like 20% of the highschoolers think that the whole story is a hoax or is exaggerated. The world is increasingly turning rightwing again. This is the exact time when we should leverage everything we have to remind the public what can happen when fascists come to power again - and have something to oppose the populists with.
A _lot_ of people are suspect to manipulation from all sides, so society needs a bit of help to protect citizens from evil players manipulating them. The real truth of propaganda (or outright lies) is that it works, sooner or later.
This stuff is explicitly defined in law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksverhetzung) and while indeed it restricts absolute freedom of speech a bit, the reason why this exists should be clear. This gives society a handle on manipulative people when they become too radical. Everyone can _criticise_ stuff of course, publicly, but calling for violence is a hard showstopper.