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I agree with you in principle. What I was trying to say is that hate speech laws (and laws of similar spirit) tend to be written vaguely and leave room for unfa
by stringcode 9y ago
I agree with you in principle. What I was trying to say is that hate speech laws (and laws of similar spirit) tend to be written vaguely and leave room for unfavourable interpretation. Particularly in current climate, governments seem to be all too happy to sacrifice liberties under the disguise of protecting this or that (perceived as oppressed) minority.
- ameen 9y agoIs the alternative a free-for-all against minorities (perceived as oppressed?).
- stringcode 9y agoI might be misunderstanding you, but of course not. Equal rights for all. Egalitarianism. But it seems as though these laws, well meaning or misguided as they may be, give special privileges to certain groups. Rather then preserving true equality and liberty for all.
- safek 9y agoI don't have a better alternative yet, but I can't help but think after observing the way things have played out the last couple decades that policing negative speech against minorities isn't the way to help them. I sympathize with the sentiment of lending a hand to the downtrodden, but the policy itself doesn't seem to work.