Vader@sopuli.xyz to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 days agoShould hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws?message-squaremessage-square145linkfedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up174arrow-down1message-squareShould hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws?Vader@sopuli.xyz to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square145linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDebatableRaccoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·7 days 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-up2arrow-down1·7 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.
minus-squarestormdelay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·7 days 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