Originally Posted by
Zarc
Yes, of course the bold part is completely true. You are free to do that in Sweden. Calling somebody a "pig whore" has no relevance to attacking the beliefs or value system of somebody else, and an insult such as that is not an argument so by definition it is not possible to produce a "counter argument" towards an insult. Attacking a persons view that same-sex marriage should be illegal or that healthcare should be universal or that his religion is wrong with arguments that the person can choose to counter is attacking the persons firmly held beliefs and value system, insults adds nothing to that. Though of course, without being a legal expert, I dare state that saying "Same-sex marriage should be legal because otherwise we don't treat everyone the same, you fucking cunt!" is not an insult (legally) because the intent was, I would judge, not to hurt the person (which is a requirement for it to be legally an insult, and which is rightly hard to prove), but rather just your expression of frustration or anger in the heat of the moment.