Subj : Re: free speech
To   : jimmylogan
From : Boraxman
Date : Wed May 28 2025 08:48 am

-=> jimmylogan wrote to Boraxman <=-

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-=> Boraxman wrote to jimmylogan <=-

Bo>   "Hate Speech" is just a mushy, vague sentiment used
Bo> to blanket-ban and smear anything they don't want discussed.  Its a
Bo> rhetorical device, a language construct used to sway emotion, not a
Bo> descriptive statement.  No one really knows what "Hate Speech" is
Bo> aside from a particular political class stating that such and such is
Bo> "hate speech".

ji> Exactly. I remember a few years ago when it was vogue to
ji> describe something as a 'hate crime.' Isn't all crime
ji> hate crime? You don't love your neighbor, so you steal
ji> their property, burn their home, kill them, etc.

A lot of crime is senseless, and the attacker has no prior animus towards the
victim.  We do distinguish that from premeditated acts, so "Hate crime" still
doesn't make much sense, except to elevate one type of person over another.


... BoraxMan
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