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Easy for who to spot? Who elected these "spotters"? Which cultural norm is the accepted normal for what is and isn't considered crossing the line? Is it Islamic

• ARandumGuy 2y ago
  Maybe I should have clarified a little bit: It's easy to spot hate speech if your moral framework starts with the idea that everyone is entitled to a base level of life and human dignity. I acknowledge that that's not a universal idea. But quite frankly I don't particularly value the opinion of people who disagree with that sentiment. Moral relevancy is kind of a cop out argument. We don't need literally everyone in the world to agree on something before we start taking action. Advocate for your own opinion, don't hide behind theoretical people across time and space. Finally, I'm going to flip your argument a bit. You're the one who stated that there's no logical way to identify hate speech, so why don't you provide some examples? What are some things that you've seen identified as hate speech, where you disagree with that assessment?
• taylodl 2y ago
  Advocating for genocide is difficult for you to spot as hate speech? Really? How about advocating for the diminishing of people's civil liberties based on factors such as age, sex, sexual orientation, or religious views - that's difficult for you to spot as hate speech? Really? We've passed the days of "cultural norms" and have entered the era of universal human rights. This is a recent transition, but it isn't hard to spot hate speech or hate crimes.