3 ms·
One mans hate speech is another mans freedom. I'm a gay male, but I'm very reluctant to ban 'hate speech' - I'm worried that such laws could be used against ot
by Aloha 8y ago
One mans hate speech is another mans freedom.
I'm a gay male, but I'm very reluctant to ban 'hate speech' - I'm worried that such laws could be used against other (as yet unknown) marginalized peoples in the future, if such laws, or rather the concept of such laws existed, they could have been used to suppress our struggle for rights. We, for example said some pretty sharp things about religion for example, which in other countries would be prohibited speech, similarly, we were also decidedly uncivil in our struggle for civil rights, so has every successful civil rights movement.
Any law used to defend the now status quo, can be used to prevent that from changing in the future, even to welcome other groups under the tent. Simply put, you got to the top, don't pull up the ladder behind you.
That said, I wouldnt object to broadening what constitutes a call to action to include doxxing and 'encouraging internet vigilantism'.
- iceninenines 8y agoSpeaking of vigilantism... here's just one example of the price of free speech. "The Death of Elijah Lovejoy" https://youtu.be/Clu4lD7A1t8 https://youtu.be/Clu4lD7A1t8 If corporations and governments go around committing prior restraint and censorship of legal speech, they cannot form the basis for a civilized or open society.