We haven't heard from ex-congressman David Dukes of Louisiana in a while, and I was hoping it was for good, but no such luck. It seems the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan has gotten into some trouble in Europe.Duke was invited to the Czech Republic by an ultra-right group. He was planning to give some lectures and promote his book, but it looks like the government of the Czech Republic has other ideas. They are kicking him out of their country.
On Friday, the American racist was arrested and questioned by Czech police. They accused him of Holocaust denial, which is a crime in the Czech Republic. Although no charges were filed, he was given until Saturday at midnight to leave the country. The Czech prime minister-designate said the opinions expressed in Duke's book were "simply unacceptable, incomprehensible".
Duke can get away with his hate speech in America, because we cherish our free speech right -- even if that speech is hate speech. But it looks like Duke just learned that not every country will put up with his crap.
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