293. Konstantin Kisin — An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West
The Michael Shermer Show
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Michaelye famously lost a stand up comedy gig with the university of london in 20 18. He refused to sign a safe space agreement which banned him from making jokes related to racism, sexism, classism and agism. The story was the second most red story on the b b c news websid that day. In the uk, we have laws on the books now that say that it is illegal to be grossly offensive. People are regularly investigated and prosecuted by the police of speech offences. Comedians are investigated for their jokes, and the police literally will turn up at a comedian's door and say, we are investigating whether your joke is illegal. I mean, what
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