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It can be argued the U.S. is the “weird” country for not restricting hate speech. It’s not just the EU, most countries regulate hate speech. This is not perceiv
by Joeri 6y ago
It can be argued the U.S. is the “weird” country for not restricting hate speech. It’s not just the EU, most countries regulate hate speech. This is not perceived as restricting freedom, because it protects the freedoms of the group the hate speech targets (one person’s freedom ends where another’s begins).
- kansface 6y ago> it protects the freedoms of the group the hate speech targets Which freedoms would that be?
- jshevek 6y agoI can think of no freedoms that I lose if I am simply mocked, insulted, or criticized. To lose freedom, we have to mix in something else, like for example a targeted harrassment campaign.
- Barrin92 6y agofor one their physical safety. Hate speech has real consequences. Hate speech against homosexuals in countries like Russia motivates violent crimes against gay people. The keywords here being stochastic violence and propaganda. Hate speech is used as an intimidation to restrict both the expression and physical safety of the groups it seeks to intimidate.
- asdf21 6y agoHow does abusive speech, assuming it isn't from a government official, restrict freedom?
- spacephysics 6y agoI think the fundamental issue of hate speech is in it's inability to be clearly defined. From https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hate-speech https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hate-... "public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence toward a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation" or from https://www.britannica.com/topic/hate-speech https://www.britannica.com/topic/hate-speech "speech or expression that denigrates a person or persons on the basis of (alleged) membership in a social group identified by attributes such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, physical or mental disability, and others." the definitions vary widely. Let's say we nail down a definition. Perhaps closer to Britannica. Then the issue is interpretation. "speech or expression that denigrates a person or persons on the basis of (alleged) membership in a social group": Even alluding to a matter would deem it poor. I support basketball, as it was a sport I grew up with, and is a part of my identity. If someone says "basketball is a stupid game,", well then that's technically hate speech. You can't have a free society with restricted speech.
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