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> Maybe people shouldn't say evil and hateful things about anyone Noone is debating that. The concern here is about having law enforcement step in to such deli
by soraminazuki 4y ago
> Maybe people shouldn't say evil and hateful things about anyone
Noone is debating that. The concern here is about having law enforcement step in to such delicate personal issues. It won't work the way lawmakers say it would, and the abuse potential for such laws are too high.
> Japan doesn't seem to have these problems with people culturally defecting from civility even when they disagree
I assure you that Japanese people are every bit as human as the rest of the global population, for better or for worse. If you need an example, just look into the incident that prompted this law.
- MathYouF 4y agoI've lived in both countries, living with citizens of both countries, seeing popular media in both countries, long enough to know there's a massive difference in the degree of hateful and impolite behavior the average person is willing to engage in for any given topic of conversation, and that citizens of both countries seem to enjoy the same degree of freedom of expression of political views which diverge from the interests of those in power. The difference is how they choose to say things, and that has downstream effects of their ability to continue to view those they disagree with as humans worthy of at least some degree of compassion and respect.