Novman

Yes, i think you talk about Peppino Impastato , he was killed cause he joked about mafia.

And normaly it is very difficult to be comdemned for a generic rant. It is easier in case of insults or defamtion, but it is mostly an high fee. Jailing a political adversary for a speech ( when we had a lot of political/mafia killing in the past ) is a big no. We had actual people killed for their speech.

I'm not living in uk, i live in italy. I saw every kind of comment written on italian social networks and i have never seen a conviction. When the police had taken the names of protesters, ( not arrested ) we had a public outcry. We had arrest for direct call for violence, not simply rants. So seeing people jailed for rants on twitter scares me. We have actual fascists and communists, both parties were strong, and we had an actual civil war. We have strong linguistic minorities and regional parties. So a lot of people hating each other. Who decide the right speech in such a situation?

Why going so long when we have a near, english-speaking , clean example of a country famous for the free speech. If you have the highest example of human rights why check the rest.

Yes, different kind of censorship in the world. A more broad vision.

In UK don't ban them, but jail you if they don't like your posts, more democratic.

You too

Asshole is a relative idea.

Ok, i surrender to your superior intelligence and i stop arguing.

Be offended should be your problem. Btw in islam , the atheism it is considered one of the worst sin. If you are atheist and your company don't want to offend muslims , you should be fired based on your reasoning. You are advocating about discrimination, so you have no problem if it is used against you. Your ideas, your consequences.

Make a joke with consequences ( stemming from been fired to stoned, it depends from culture ) is never a problem. You are tolerant like a taliban, only less violent. ( and i respect talibans ). The funny thing is that you think that people thinking different from you is dumb, so strange from a culture based on antiracism.