The new vague & ironic legislation put forth by the E.U

[Comrade Jacob]

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/documents/libe/dv/11_revframework_statute_/11_revframework_statute_en.pdf

It would be illegal to question the Ukrainian famine as a genocide, even in the states outside of the 13 that recognise it.

[helot]

"Overt approval of a totalitarian ideology" being regarded as a criminal offense seems amusing. Are they going to have a legal definition of "totalitarian" then?

[Comrade Jacob]

"Overt approval of a totalitarian ideology" being regarded as a criminal offense seems amusing. Are they going to have a legal definition of "totalitarian" then?

No, that's the point. It is just an excuse to lock up Communists.

[adipocere]

What a load of bullshit.

dou•ble•speak (ˈdʌb əlˌspik)

n. evasive, ambiguous, or high-flown language intended to deceive or confuse.

[DasFapital]

Orwellian Bullshit

[A.J.]

So much for the "end of history"!

If they weren't still spooked by the spectre of communism they wouldn't be going to all this effort to exorcise the spectre.

[MarxSchmarx]

So much for the "end of history"!

If they weren't still spooked by the spectre of communism they wouldn't be going to all this effort to exorcise the spectre.

I still find this line of argument problematic. After all a similar argument could be used about fascists (replace "spectre of communism" by "spectre of fascism" and cite bans on nazi symbols, armenian genocide etc...).

What you are trying to say, I think, is that the real issue is ruling class ideological hegemony. Only ideas that suit the interests of the ruling class are permitted. Therefore it's not suppressing communism/Bolshevists because communists etc... have popular appeal. It's suppressing them because they do not tow the ruling class line. This is a subtle but important difference I think.