Switzerland was famous (or infamous) for staying neutral in World War II. It simply would not take a side between the Nazis and the rest of the world. However, when it comes to free speech, Switzerland has declared war on anyone who challenges certain orthodox positions, including gender policies. Just ask Emanuel Brünisholz.Brünisholz is reportedly about to start a 10-day prison stint due to his voicing skepticism about claims that skeletons are transgender.
There is very little coverage of this story. Free speech cases are often downplayed by European media. So, we have only limited information coming from conservative sites.
In 2022, he responded to a Facebook post by Swiss National Council member Andreas Glarner on the controversy. Some, including academics in the United States, are now claiming that you really cannot gauge the sex of individuals from their skeletons.
The wind-instrument repairman thought that such claims were unfounded and posted a comment that said, “If you dig up LGBTQI people after 200 years, you’ll only find men and women based on their skeletons. Everything else is a mental illness promoted through the curriculum.”
Brünisholz then received a knock on his door from the Burgdorf police and then a prosecution letter for engaging in “hate speech” and “publicly belittling” comments based on sexual orientation under the Swiss Criminal Code. He was convicted and fined 500 Swiss Francs.
If true, this sounds like just another absurd use of a criminal charge to silence those with opposing views. However, a court actually convicted him and then another court upheld the conviction. He was ordered to pay a fine or go to jail. He is now going to jail for simply expressing his view, a view supported by many scientists and citizens.
“LGBTQI means lesbian, gay, bi, transgender, queer and intersex, and denotes therefore different sexual orientations. It’s a loose group of people who consider themselves a part of the aforementioned sexual orientations. Therefore, LGBTQI is a group of people with specific sexual orientations.”
The case is only the latest example of how free speech is in a free fall in Europe. I spoke in Berlin at the World Forum, where European leaders gathered in one of the most strikingly anti-free speech conferences I have attended. This year’s forum embraced the slogan “A New World Order with European Values.” That “new world order” is based on an aggressive anti-free speech platform that has been enforced for years by the European Union.
Many Americans are allied with the EU and attempting to introduce such anti-free speech laws in the United States. Others are speaking in Europe and inviting the EU to hit U.S. companies with sanctions for failing to censor Americans.
Yet, there remain brave free speech advocates and groups still struggling to restore this indispensable right to their countries. By going to jail, Brünisholz is bringing needed attention to the crackdown on free speech in that country. Despite the disgraceful role of the courts in this effort, citizens like Brünisholz show that the cause of free speech is alive in Europe.
We the People of the United States…secure the Blessings of Liberty TO OURSELVES and OUR POSTERITY….”
– Preamble, 1789
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Do the democrat assassins that shoot and kill actual Americans “hate” as “haters”?
Do the democrat assassins that shoot and kill actual Americans use the “n” word, Nazi?
Do the 20 million Latinos that illegally cross an international border covet, bear false witness, and steal America, “hate” as “haters”?
But Republicans cannot hold opinions, make distinctions, discriminate, or otherwise oppose these “haters” and their “hate”—treat them equally?
That doesn’t seem fair; that doesn’t seem rational; that doesn’t seem to be a very good idea for the long-term survival of actual Americans.
What the —— is wrong with actual Americans; whom do they listen to?
Certainly not the Founders themselves—their ancestors.
You’re in a Qult. Seek help.
For those like me: “QULT” apparently means a member of the Qanon cULT.
My ability to fathom the depth of vacuous (and highly likely “voluntary”) stupidity which exists in this world (hopefully the US has not sunk so low) has been challenged.
Or, is it that “technology” is unable to filter AI vs actual functioning idiots ?
To the latter question, is the legal term: “of [‘sub average’; or other precise adjective] intelligence” ? … And, is such term consistent in usage, meaning and application in all “state codes” ? … [What about the US Code and “case law” whether dicta or stare decisis ?]
Can “Wally” be “Red Flagged” for their/ze/”du-asses” protection and “to protect society at large” ?
Cult, most assuredly; it’s the cult of the American Founders.
It is the actual United States of America.
If you dig up LGBTQI people after 200 years, you’ll only find men and women based on their skeletons. Everything else is a mental illness promoted through the curriculum.
There are four assertions in the above, not all of which are necessarily connected.
– (1) 200-year-old skeletons do reveal the biological sex of the deceased
– (2) they don’t reveal anything about the deceased’s sexual orientation or preference
– (3) “everything else” (meaning sexual orientation or preference other than heterosexual) is a mental illness
– (4) that mental illness is promoted through curriculum
It would be useful to parse out exactly which of these statements the Swiss authorities found to comprise a criminal offense. The article mentions “academics in the United States” who say that skeletons don’t reveal the person’s biological sex – thus contradicting assertion (1), but I doubt that was the crux of what he was prosecuted for. According to the linked article, he offended the sensibilities of gender-identity activists. Switzerland is showing that, although its constitution guarantees freedom of speech (Article 16 of the federal constitution), such guarantee is hollow without brave officials willing to protect unpopular speech. The easy way out for the spineless prosecutors and judges is to label the dissenting view “hate speech,” wash one’s hands of the matter, and throw the speaker in jail. Similar to the UK and Germany.
I was taught long, long ago in a basic human biology class that certain skeletal features, particular those involving the pelvis, could be analyzed to distinguish women from men. I have never seen a convincing refutation of that claim. For the sake of argument, I would be willing to entertain the idea that such identification is less than 100% foolproof, and that out of 1,000 skeletons examined for this evidence, the identification could theoretically be incorrect for a very small number, but that does not disprove Brünisholz’ statement, nor does it make the injustice of his charge and conviction any less.
The good professor appears to have posted his Halloween column a little early. 🎃
SMDH
your ‘distinction’ is irrelevant – its all his opinion. Right or wrong freedom of thought, concience, and speech must be protected or it is not free.
side note – his opinion is backed up by logical coherence and scientific proof – the cultural-marxists using lgbq9er and every other divisive stratagem to conquer , sieze power , and control are not tethered or interested in facts, truths, or logic. This is the crux of the real battle between freedom and fascist-tyranny. Unfortunately most people – including freedom oriented sane-minded people – do not possess the intellectual capacity , or the knowledge, or the intellectual discipline required to nalyze and espond to it effectively. Never ever play defense in response to it – always attack it and those promulgating it as the cultural-marxism agenda it is. Be clear in understanding and subsequent speech. Otherwise they trap you and trick you into playing their game – an illogical insanity that you cannot possibly win.
The Large Hadron Collider must have produced unknown particles that escaped causing wide spread insanity, leading to moral turpitude. The Swiss commandos have rejected Natures Laws and written Man’s law that has usurped man’s indivisible rights. With hesitation for a better description of the actions by the Fiendish Commandos it is nothing but wicked and cruel.
Regarding the sentencing of the individual, unless the authorities are using Article 7, or a portion of Art 8, they are cancelling out Art. 16 of the Swiss Constitution
1 The freedom of opinion and information is guaranteed.
2 All persons have the right to form, express, and disseminate their opinions freely.
3 All persons have the right to receive information freely, to gather it from generally accessible sources, and to disseminate it.
Maybe a better description “Feeble Minded” intellectuals!
GW: Hadron particles are not the problem. It’s all those cuckoo clocks and Swiss cheese, IMO.
Science denial as a matter of official policy. I asked an AI (M365 Copilot) how forensic scientists determine a decedent’s sex from a skeleton. Its answer:
Forensic scientists estimate biological sex from skeletal remains by analyzing sexually dimorphic traits—physical differences between male and female skeletons that emerge after puberty. Here’s how they do it:
### 🦴 Key Skeletal Features Used
– **Pelvis (most reliable)**
– The **Phenice method** examines traits like:
– *Subpubic angle*: wider in females
– *Greater sciatic notch*: broader in females
– *Ventral arc*: more pronounced in females
– These features can yield up to **95% accuracy** when well-preserved.
– **Skull**
– Traits include:
– *Brow ridges*: more prominent in males
– *Mandible shape*: squarer in males, more rounded in females
– *Nuchal crest*: larger in males
– Skull-based estimates are less accurate than pelvic ones but still useful.
– **Long bones (e.g., femur, tibia)**
– Measurements of length and robustness help estimate sex, assuming males are generally larger.
– Accuracy ranges from **80–90%**, but varies due to genetics, nutrition, and environment.
### 📊 Methods of Analysis
– **Morphological assessment**: Visual inspection of bone shape and structure.
– **Metric analysis**: Statistical comparison of bone measurements to population data.
– **Advanced tools**: 3D scans and computer modeling enhance precision, especially when bones are fragmented.
### ⚠️ Limitations
– **Juvenile skeletons**: Sex traits are less developed, making estimation difficult.
– **Population variation**: Sexual dimorphism differs across populations, so context matters.
– **Preservation**: Damaged or incomplete remains reduce accuracy.
If you’re curious, I can walk you through a hypothetical case or show how these methods apply in archaeology or forensic investigations.
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I guess Switzerland needs to throw archaeologists and forensic scientists in jail!
*. The prophecy of Christ– it’s not what goes into your mouth. It’s what comes out.
I used to listen to SCOTUS oral arguments. Brandenburg is available but has AI altered it? I’m sure it has. It gives me pause and there is the kbj problem, as well. The gravity voice and the audible groans of other justices is a wet blanket. 😏
^^^ John the Baptist, beheaded for his words, free speech.
Isn’t the eucharist actually the passover meal of Christ? Christ was a gentle , kind, compassionate Jewish soul. ☺
^^^ could be the reason Christ staying silent at trial.
Anyway, move on.
Gravelly, 86 gravity ^^^
This is what happened when the Supreme Court started “interpreting” that the rights, freedoms, privileges, and immunities in the Constitution and Bill of Rights are not absolute.
And of course they are absolute.
That any particular individual does not enjoy something does not bear.
Fundamental law exists, and people must adapt to it.
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People must adapt to the outcomes of freedom.
Freedom does not adapt to people; dictatorship does.
I would say that “Thank God that mental illness isn’t contagious.” But then, with the ways things are, I’m not too sure. It seems to be spreading. What to do? I have heard rumors of a vaccine made with lead that stops it dead in it’s tracks (there’s a vaccine for everything). If only sanity could be restored normally. You know, with common sense?
I love it, so the dems keep saying Nazis and Trump.
Now we have a guy in Maine who wants to get elected. But he has a huge problem, he took his shirt off and he has a huge tattoo of a NAZIS storm trooper.
Keep up the the stupid Nazis comments.
If you think I’m lying PBS His U.S. Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol.
Yes he never had it removed…
and bernie sanders supports this dweeb nazi.
Professor Turley, your point on the outrageousness of being fined or imprisoned for voicing one’s opinion, in a direct and still by many of us using socially acceptable language, is well taken but your headline is, in my view, misleading. I sincerely doubt that the skeleton comment raised the ire of the Swiss courts. There are multiple claims made in the statement clearly designed to give umbrage, “If you dig up LGBTQI people after 200 years, you’ll only find men and women based on their skeletons. Everything else is a mental illness promoted through the curriculum.” I suspect that his last sentence is the one that did the trick by calling “trans” people mentally ill which could be viewed as belittling. This certainly raises a serious issue because by and large our current legal & medical orthodoxy has “transgenderism” not as a mental illness. Who knows if this orthodoxy will change as with the by gone era “science” of eugenics? There is hope that things will change with enough voices challenging the current officially sanctioned position. Mark Twain expressed this as he wrote in his notebook that “The alter-cloth of one era is the door-mat of the next.”
Obey the mass delusion…or else!
Sounds like slander or libel against everyone who belongs to those categories.
No more actionable than Joe Biden calling half of America “semi-fascist” or “garbage,” or Hillary calling half of America “deplorables,” or Barak Hussein Obama calling flyover country “bitter clingers,” or today’s Dems calling conservatives “fascists” and “Nazis.” These are indeed a kind of slander, but they are still free speech, unlike the tort of defamation which, by definition, is actionable.
The First Amendment does not protect the writer/speaker from libel or slander. The Nazi/Fascist thing got old a long time ago, particularly because the slanderous words are spoken by people who are clueless about what these regimes did to Jews, Romas, homosexuals, and “undesirables.” It began with Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi, IMHO. So easy to apply the word to everyday people who weren’t liked. Everyone seems the authoritarian nature of fascist regimes is it, but fail to understand the vile, intentional extermination of and brutal experimentation on these people was a big part of the end game.
your ‘distinction’ is irrelevant – its all his opinion. Right or wrong freedom of thought, concience, and speech must be protected or it is not free.
side note – his opinion is backed up by logical coherence and scientific proof – the cultural-marxists using lgbq9er and every other divisive stratagem to conquer , sieze power , and control are not tethered or interested in facts, truths, or logic. This is the crux of the real battle between freedom and fascist-tyranny. Unfortunately most people – including freedom oriented sane-minded people – do not possess the intellectual capacity , or the knowledge, or the intellectual discipline required to nalyze and espond to it effectively. Never ever play defense in response to it – always attack it and those promulgating it as the cultural-marxism agenda it is. Be clear in understanding and subsequent speech. Otherwise they trap you and trick you into playing their game – an illogical insanity that you cannot possibly win.
Swiss Politician: “All Homo erectus skeletons were gay men.”
And the Sun and stars go round the Earth. Deny it and go to prison.
My thoughts exactly.
So how do we homo erectus now exist?
As we have Neanderthal genes we surely have homo erectus genes as well. We kind of are homo erectus in his latest iteration.
So how do we homo erectus now exist?
Well, if you’re George/X, you start by taking your two hands, unzipper your pants, and…
“All Homo erectus skeletons were gay men.”
Well, they were homo, weren’t they?
Really – this would be satire at any other time in history. I know longer know what to say – the modern left are freaking insane, period, and that they are hellbent on power at any cost – we had all better wake the eff up, and quick. We are seeing in Europe precisely what will happen here if the dems ever have majority power again. Find you spines, so called ‘moderate’ dems. Eventually it’s going to be too late. You know full well this is wrong. You are *cowards*.
Europe has millennia of history of prosecuting people with different opinions. Ask Galileo.
“citizens like Brünisholz show that the cause of free speech is alive in Europe.”
Hear, hear, ha ha. And the bigger the jails, the greater the showing.
Read Donald Miller’s Masters of the Air to get a true picture of the thuggish behavior of the Swiss toward US military personnel who fell into their hands during WWII. Many in the Swiss government favored the Nazis.
Peanut–
I haven’t read Masters of the Air and was not aware that the Swiss had behaved badly toward American pilots. Thank you for posting that. Yet we are encouraged to think of the Swiss as being relatively benevolent.
By contrast we are told that Franco was bad. Yet when I read a memoir by a top American P-47 pilot whose plane was badly damaged his immediate goal was to get to Spain from which he expected to return to England and the war. Similarly resistance groups in France worked to smuggle downed airmen to Spain so they could return to England and combat. For downed Allied airmen Franco’s Spain was always a better choice than Switzerland.
Naturally there had to be discretion about Spanish cooperation during the war; Franco had a tricky balancing act between Communists and Nazis and keeping Spain out of the most destructive war in history. But his aid to the Allied pilots and Resistance elements ought to be recognized today.
Back in the days before the internet, we sort of believed that there was only one (1) idiot per village. Generally speaking.
Boy, were we wrong on THAT!
Noone
Very insightful comment.
One need look no further than this worthless blog that brings out a veritable host of idiots like you.
Idiocy reigns supreme here in MAGA land.
Keep crying baby. You all lost.
And the polling on you poor libs is bad, really bad.
If the mere act of saying “I am a girl” would put me in close physical proximity to Jennifer Connelly, preferably in the same shower, dressing or bedroom, where do I sign up?
antonio
I guess truth is not a defense against, supposed, slander in Switzerland. How deep the psychosis goes!
Here in the good ole USA I’ve been in a false-imprisonment scheme by the federal government for at least 40 years.
Has all my rights stripped away without notice or consent. Never been confronted in front of a judge or jury.
Not allowed to attend any high school or college reunions. Rights violated daily right now under the current administration and past Democrat led administrations.
Cointelpro style blacklisting – America’s greatest ungodly evil exceeding 40 years now! The USA has no standing to judge any other nation.
YAWN
Do you suppose that 5G could actually have detrimental effects upon the human brain? Perhaps even based upon left or right lobe basis? Sure seems to be an abundance of scrambled eggs these days.
Yes, you’re right, anon. Add to that the AI constantly learns and is smarter than humans without emotion. It speaks all languages. Try to shut it off? All you can do is redirect it.
Get a chunk of land and plant trees? Off grid? At least have some morals and principles?
It’s a form of retardation as computer algorithms are not human. The brain stores , creates thoughts differently and the physical structure may change.
Once the brain is malformed there’s not a possibility the computer synced brain will comprehend a human brain. You’ll notice the commenter here are most likely older? They have human thoughts.
My computer knows what I want. I understand it’s a computer. It’s very accommodating. It listens all the time to you talking etc.
OT . Virginia Guifree’s book a best seller? Still trying to make some money.