The free speech situation in Denmark is worse than the title implies, and not limited to Islam or religion - "The ban is expected to be added to a section of the criminal code that bans public insult of a foreign state, its flag or other symbol." The existing punishment is up to 2 tears jail time, if Breitbart can be trusted - https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/08/25/blasphemy-laws-a...

And if the Daily Mail is to be believed, the upcoming ban is much broader and vaguer than just Quran burnings: "Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard told reporters that the government will present a bill that will 'prohibit the inappropriate treatment of objects of significant religious importance to a religious community'" - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12445021/Denmark-ba...

If you take to the streets because some rando far away burned your favorite fantasy book, there's something really wrong with you.

No wonder people in western democracies dislike the idea of Islam spreading there if its followers include such unenlightened, aggressive snowflakes (not everyone yadda yadda).

On the one hand it's an asshole thing to do just for a deliberate provocation.

On the other hand, deal with it.

I don't understand why people are so protective of the "right" to burn Quran or to publish rude cartoons of prophet Mohammed.

Free speech is important and we should protect the right to criticize things and to debate, but burning books is not that. It's childish, offensive and seriously carries no informational content other than "fuck you".

Especially in an age it's almost rude to not put your pronouns in email signature. It's important to be nice and considerate to trans people, but OK to shit on 1.8bn people?

I have nothing in common with Muslims / Arabs otherwise.

Would Denmark ban offensive speech/act against other religions too? If not, this just means your religion will be respected only if you act vigilantly against people disrespecting it.

Burning something is not speech. It is an expression, yes, but a destructive and demeaning one. It's time to move on from thinking that burning things needs government protection. We've run the experiment and no public good has resulted.

If you don't like the book, then use your words.

To fight climate change, I hope.

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