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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Censorship should make us uncomfortable for all those reasons, but I think history has shown hate speech can't be beaten with just reason. Whether this specific proposal is worth the precedent is another question on top of that, though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I’m not against it for the tolerance/intolerence aspect, I’m against it for the potential weaponization.

Could a future government say “woke” speech is hate speech? That’s why I think we need to be careful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Canada already has laws restricting hate speech, adding a law that adds a very specific definition is not going to lead down a slope more than the current system does.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't disagree.