I think it is rather unfair to compare blasphemy and heresy laws to what Europe has now.

People in the Middle Ages believed that heresy would damn the soul of the people and bring down divine wrath on the community. Their worldview is consistent with advocating for punishment for heretics.

On the other hand, modern European speech suppression laws are nothing more than an exercise of the will to power. It is not even consistent with their own worldview of "BUT HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU PERSONALLY?"

There is also a great eagerness to punish people and torture them (see the Jan 6 protesters), which was not the case for the Inquisitions.

I think it is rather unfair to compare blasphemy and heresy laws to what Europe has now.

People in the Middle Ages believed that heresy would damn the soul of the people and bring down divine wrath on the community. Their worldview is consistent with advocating for punishment for heretics.

On the other hand, modern European speech suppression laws are nothing more than an exercise of the will to power. It is not even consistent with their own worldview of "BUT HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU PERSONALLY?"

There is also a great eagerness to punish people and torture them (see the Jan 6 protesters), which was not the case for the Inquisition.