Vader@sopuli.xyz to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoShould hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws?message-squaremessage-square71linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up151arrow-down1message-squareShould hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws?Vader@sopuli.xyz to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square71linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDebatableRaccoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoYou shouldn’t base a law on “The current government is okay” simply because the next one might not be.
minus-squarestormdelay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoThat implies the bad government will care about following the laws, or won’t change the law or its enforcement
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days ago You shouldn’t base a law on “The current government is okay” The definition of hate speech doesn’t change each time we get a new prime minister.
You shouldn’t base a law on “The current government is okay” simply because the next one might not be.
That implies the bad government will care about following the laws, or won’t change the law or its enforcement
The definition of hate speech doesn’t change each time we get a new prime minister.