Whenever discussions on incitement or hate crimes occur, someone always says that they are dangerous because they infringe on freedom of speech. Never mind that they are usually fairly modest extensions of traditional verbal assault laws.
However I have studied a fair amount of dictatorships, and in all cases I know of, freedom of speech was abolished in a sweeping move, by invoking martial law or issuing emergency decrees making criticizing the government treason or the like. Are there any examples of freedom of speech being abolished in a meaningful sense by gradual, increasing restrictions, culminating in e.g. the outlawing of political speech?
However I have studied a fair amount of dictatorships, and in all cases I know of, freedom of speech was abolished in a sweeping move, by invoking martial law or issuing emergency decrees making criticizing the government treason or the like. Are there any examples of freedom of speech being abolished in a meaningful sense by gradual, increasing restrictions, culminating in e.g. the outlawing of political speech?
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