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by avereveard 1820 days ago
we do worse than that nowadays, instead of censoring the offending text we censor the person whole
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Slightly different. Blasphemers used to be executed back then, now you lose your job, ability to bank, go out in public etc. Slight improvement?
Blasphemers are still executed, it's just politically incorrect to criticize the countries it happens in.