Warp wrote:
>   Honestly, how probable it is, in the current world, that a "nazi regime"
> can form, even without these types of totalitarian laws, especially given
> that we are talking about Europe? I think it's next to nil.
>   If a country starts behaving in ways similar to the nazi party, it will
> quickly be shut down by surrounding countries. I don't believe there is
> any danger of this happening.

Considering the Nazi regime got its foothold because common folk had 
justified resentment over how they perceived the government was not 
handling things, I'd say it's pretty likely, considering the vocality of 
a good number of 'ordinary' Europeans against supposed police states and 
insisting that 'freedom of speech' is more important than the reality of 
needing to reduce hatred of 'others' (which is ironically amplified by 
the legislative efforts, but that doesn't mean what the legislation is 
trying to accomplish is bad).

-- 
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.digitalartsuk.com

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