The supra-national surveillance that it would imply would certainly be a dark day for European democracy. — European Dignity Watch While European leaders are busy expressing public indignation over reports of American espionage operations in the European Union, the European Parliament is quietly considering a proposal that calls for the direct surveillance of any EU citizen suspected of being intolerant. Critics say the measure -- which seeks to force the national governments of all 28 EU member states to establish special administrative units to monitor any individual or group expressing views that the self-appointed guardians of European multiculturalism deem to be intolerant -- represents an unparalleled threat to free speech in a Europe where citizens are already regularly punished for expressing the wrong opinions, especially about Islam.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 08:19:16 +0000
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