The Public Prosecutor Service is investigating whether a joke made by American comedian Zack Fox about Geert Wilders is punishable. The American comedian asked the audience during his show in Amsterdam last week whether they were "gonna kill him, or what.”
  • johan@feddit.nlEnglish
    343·
    10 months ago

    Ha! He’s a comedian making a joke. Perhaps not the best joke, but obviously a joke. He’s even on stage in his role as comedian.

    After all the vile things Wilders has said that were dead serious I feel like this is nothing.

    Probably good publicity for the comedian though, and of course it’s some political points for Wilders and the rest of the far-right (“look how violent these left-wing people of color are!”).

  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
    253·
    10 months ago

    Further evidence that conservatives are fascists… They aggressively seek to limit the free speech of any who may dissent or insult them.

    • jwt@programming.dev
      English
      102·
      10 months ago

      Not at all, you clearly didn’t read (or understand) the article:

      "Halsema described the comment as “extremely questionable and distasteful.” She reported having been in contact with the Public Prosecution Service, which will determine whether the incident constitutes a punishable offense or falls under freedom of speech.”

      (Halsema being Mayor of Amsterdam and - with her GroenLinks background - the complete opposite of conservative)

      • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.worldEnglish
        26·
        10 months ago

        Defense of a fascist is fascism. Geert Wilders is a conservative fascist. Conservatism is a vile plague that cannot be cured by defending fascists while calling onesself “left-leaning”.

        Fuck Wilders and fuck Halsema for coming to his defense. Do not defend them. They neither need nor want your defense. They are too busy drinking together at the same nazi bar.

        • jwt@programming.dev
          English
          21·
          10 months ago

          You don’t even know who Halsema is. I can tell you that no one is buying your amateurish shitstirring, so move on.

  • agitatedpotato@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    Zachs built a image around saying shit very unseriously and jokingly, a good lawyer will be able to use that image he’s created to argue his stage persona was continuing on. If you don’t know Zach Fox let me share a line from his song Jesus Is The One. ‘Imma dip my balls in some thousand island dressing. Cuz I got depression.’ Maybe I just wanted a excuse to bring that up but that’s the character he is/plays. I think his history makes it hard to take this seriously or criminally.