A local man is walking down the street in 1800s Copenhagen when he sees a man about to jump off a nearby tower and commit suicide. He rushes up the stairs and joins him on the roof.
"Don't do it!" The man shouts.
The jumper replies: "Why not? There is no hope for me in this cruel broken world and nothing to live for."
"That's not true, there is so much to live for, and you have to be the change that you want to see in the world," says the man. "Do you happen to be involved politically?"
"Yes, but that's exactly why, it just seems hopeless. I'm involved in the movement for freedom of speech, you see." Says the jumper
"Are you talking about the movement for freedom of speech, and freedom of assembly?" asks the man.
"Yes, the movement for freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and the right to vote" the jumper replies
"Yes, fantastic! The movement for freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, the right to vote and the banning of torture!" The man replies
"Yes, it's the movement for freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, the right to vote, the banning of torture and freeing the slaves." says the jumper
"Aha! The movement for freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, the right to vote, the banning of torture and freeing the slaves in the United States? " asks the man
"No, in Iceland" the jumper replies
"THEN DIE, HERETIC!" The man replies, shoving the jumper to his death