EU Proposal to Monitor "Intolerant" Citizens

Soeren Kern gatestoneinstitute.org "There is no need to be tolerant to the intolerant" — European Framework National Statute for the Promotion of Tolerance, Article 4 "The supra-national surveillance that it would imply would certainly be a dark day for European democracy." — European Dignity Watch While European leaders are busy expressing public indignation over reports of American espionage operations in the European Union, the European Parliament is quietly considering a proposal that calls for the direct surveillance of any EU citizen suspected of being "intolerant." Critics say the measure -- which seeks to force the national governments of all 28 EU member states to establish "special administrative units" to monitor any individual or group expressing views that the self-appointed guardians of European multiculturalism deem to be "intolerant" -- represents an unparalleled threat to free speech in a Europe where citizens are already regularly punished for expressing the "wrong" opinions... to read more click here: gatestoneinstitute.org