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		BenjiWiebe on May 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blasphemy laws are an offense against free speech,... Personally I wouldn't have a problem with criminalizing saying mean things, as long as the penalty was reasonably. Utopia...

randyrand on May 12, 2017 [–]

People wouldn't be able to vent their emotions. Lots of 'fake happiness'. Sounds like torture to me..

Honestly this would make a great movie - a society where being mean is outlawed.

jtuente on May 12, 2017 | [–]

There's an episode of Black Mirror that protrays something akin to it, season 3 episode 1, somewhat like China's citizenship score.

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