In 2012, fascist traitor President Obama Signed “Anti-Protest” Bill H.R. 347, which made free speech a felony punishable by jail. This was in the face of his oath to protect our Constitution, including the First Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits the government from infringing upon the freedom of speech.
As you know, Americans certainly have been fired, or jailed, for saying a variety of things that they actually thought. As if the USA were just another totalitarian dictatorship.
Something interesting I found out about China is that China’s constitution guarantees the freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of demonstration, and of religious worship. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China)
Did these rights which have been listed in their constitution since 1982 prevent the Tiananmen Square Massacre of 1989? Obviously not. From what I can tell, the rights listed in their constitution are some sort of dark joke.
Apparently, the rights listed in any country’s constitution have only as much power as people decide they should have.
Let’s decide the rights listed in our constitution are the foundation for our government and our country, and the rest of our laws fall underneath those rights.
If you disagree with me, talk to me about it. All of us should be free to discuss whatever it is that is on our minds.
The argument for criminalizing “hate speech” is that it normalizes hate. People actually back this.
No sort of speech normalizes hate. Hate is normal. Hate has been normal since the beginning of time. Further, just because a person hears “hate speech” does not mean they will automatically agree with it, or that they will now think hate is good. None of those things are the case.
Look up Daryl Davis, who is the black man who has converted many KKK members from hate by talking with them. Davis said
“Give them a platform. You challenge them. But you don’t challenge them rudely or violently. You do it politely and intelligently. And when you do things that way, chances are they will reciprocate and give you a platform.”
Communication, not censorship.
Would anyone want “conversations” where people just recite approved viewpoints to each other? Wouldn’t everyone in the country end up on anti-depressants?
No censorship of "hate speech" or anything else. Let's talk about things.