The UK Is Using a New Definition of “Extremism” to Repress Palestine Solidarity
The UK Is Using a New Definition of “Extremism” to Repress Palestine Solidarity
Amid widespread British support for ceasefire, the Conservative government declared civil society groups “extremist.”…
Suddenly, being against freedom of speech is okay if you're cracking down on speech you don't like. WTF is going on?
33Hasn't that always been the case on the far right? Isn't that, like, almost part of the definition at this point?
20Same thing that happened before a certain German dude with a mustache got elected 100 years ago...
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This is something I've been shouting from the rooftops every time people online cheer on the idea of "cracking down" on hate speech. It eventually will be used against you because some dipshits will redefine what "hateful" means.
33Hate speech isn't even mentioned in this article, and hate speech is a term with specific legal definitions (depending on your country). You're spreading misinformation against laws that protect minorities.
19Bad actors using illegitimate bad faith definitions is not a valid reason to do nothing about a problem.
Politicians are also redefining climate protests as terrorism. That doesn't mean that we should ignore terrorism OR climate catastrophe.
13Sooo nothing should be done about hate speech bc you might be incorrectly defined as a bigot? That's fucking ridiculous, how the hell can you support hateful fuckers being allowed to spew their bile? Surely it's not because you're a bigoted fucker who says a lot of hate speech right? That would be ridiculous
Checked your comments just to be sure I wasn't way off base and holy shit I wasn't xD defending hate speech against black people, defending trump being on the ballot, saying the government should never do anything about hateful ideologies. You're the scum of the earth, I hope your fascist ass gets put in a camp by the people you think are defending free speech
6They never do understand, no matter how many times you tell them.
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What an anti-semitic law.
the promotion or advancement of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance, that aims to: negate or destroy the fundamental rights and freedoms of others
This describes Zionism, and anti-Zionism is anti-semitism in some jurisdictions.
10It isn't a law. They haven't bothered to go through any of the necessary processes to make it a law, because that would require a consultation phrase, instead they've just announced this. It amounts to absolutely nothing and everyone can safely ignore it.
This is just the insane rumbling of a failed government. No one pays any attention to anything they do anymore because it's all so irrelevant.
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We went from 0 to CCP in half a year. Good bye free speech we hardly believed in ye.
9It's been a lot longer tha half a year my freind.
9Yeah the banning of protests happen right after Brexit if I recall correctly
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"0 to CCP" is a very funny line coming from someone as unabashedly tankie as you are x3
0Attack the ideas, not the users. Removed.
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Governments only tolerate the right to protest as long as you aren't actually protesting something they don't want to change.
2Why are they wearing masks?
-5maybe to prevent being identified? If the UK is broadening its powers to silence protesters like this, even being photographed as part of a movement of quote unquote "violence, hatred or intolerance" could be enough to face fines, arrest, or other social consequences.
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