I'm going to have to help you out:
Correct, hate speech laws have been around for years. A climate of naming everything that someone disagrees with as hate speech, and governmental administrators and enforcers that have bought into this culture, is the new context that makes this an issue.context: noun
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood.
"the proposals need to be considered in the context of new European directives"
synonyms: circumstances, conditions, surroundings, factors, state of affairs;
I don't think that's the problem here hull. For example, doing the Nazi salute in Germany is illegal and everyone knows that.
The UK definition seems to be very unclear and entirely subjective.
And, what he did was clearly a joke. If you haven't watched the video, I can't really see what you bring to this debate...I don't mean that as an insult either hull.
The way he used 'Gas the Jews' is pretty similar to the way you said 'Kill all n*****s'...
I don't think you or he were being deliberately racist, but I guarantee there are some people who would be deeply hurt scrolling through this thread to see that word.
Does that make sense or not?
Context.
Context matters, yes. I'm sure if he wanted to make his dog look like a Nazi by giving the salute he would've gotten away with it. But saying 'gas the ___' 23 times adds little value here as as you can't actually teach the dog to say these words. Thus it doesn't make the dog look any more evil.
Nah, the Internet is just giving a platform to idiots like Dankula. Even SpeakCantonese admitted he's an idiot. Now tell me, why do you waste your time on this idiot? He gets a sentence, learns how not to be an idiot, and life goes on.
If you falsely accuse someone in court then it's a crime to lie to a judge. In all other situations, words is just words. Words is wind. In my opinion, no one should ever be convicted for words. People should be able to express any idea, if you don't like it you can challenge it. There is offensive, dark humor that some find hilarious and some get offended. Just because it's offensive, doesn't mean people should be arrested for saying it. No one should ever be arrested for expressing whatever idea.
I personally think Americans do it right when it comes to free speech, they are the sensible ones. Words are wind, ideas are ideas. You can argue against them if you don't like it or just ignore it. Words aren't guns, you can't shoot people with words. They should be arresting real criminals and not thought, word and joke policing.
Last edited by Tea addict; 21-03-2018 at 10:01 AM.
We will have to agree to disagree. Words destroy careers, words make people kill themselves, words incite hatred and murder (and yes I am aware of the irony of what I am saying regarding a certain President ).
Have you ever been the subject of public attack? I can tell you it is far from pleasant, it caused me several years of mental illness which is ongoing.