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by soundnote 1550 days ago
It emanates out from the US for the most part, but the mentality has definitely infected most of the West.

In the UK, for example, police literally collect "non-crime hate incidents" and add them to people's criminal record. No due process, no actual convictions of crime, but you get a record of heresy accusations if you ask the government whether someone's broken the law.