Vader@sopuli.xyz to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoShould hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws?message-squaremessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareShould hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws?Vader@sopuli.xyz to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square117fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDebatableRaccoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 day agoYou shouldn’t base a law on “The current government is okay” simply because the next one might not be.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 hours 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.
minus-squarestormdelay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoThat implies the bad government will care about following the laws, or won’t change the law or its enforcement
You shouldn’t base a law on “The current government is okay” simply because the next one might not be.
The definition of hate speech doesn’t change each time we get a new prime minister.
That implies the bad government will care about following the laws, or won’t change the law or its enforcement