I don’t want to sound cynical, but any law that curbs free speech will be used to promote established majority opinions against minority opinions. After all wasn’t the notion that the earth revolves around the sun hateful to the Church?
Criminalizing hate, a human emotion that can never be accurately defined or identified, was the beginning of the end of Western enlightenment and the end of the liberal ethos that propelled adopting countries to such marvelous global success. This simple, but fatal, decision opened a Pandora's Box of new "thinking" that attracted the cockroaches of totalitarian dreams. Those interested in saving the world should focus on the elimination of all hate-related laws as being incompatible with all western liberal ideas. It will be a difficult position given the obvious luxury virtue-signaling draw to say "I am against hate!" One the most idiotic slogans the cultural Marxist activists have adopted.
Do any of our Irish subscribers have any insight into why this is coming up at this time? Have there been specific hate related incidents proliferating, or is this the usual virtue signaling?
Pretty wild. If the government successfully prosecutes these crimes I'll have to assume complicity of the judiciary. How else, for instance, can there be "reckless" hate speech? I mean, what is the likelihood that any given utterance can be causally connected to some act of violence? Infinitesimal. And therefore not reckless.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm someone who wears a 𝘬𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘩, so I'm "visibly Jewish", and a law like this would only make me feel 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 safe, because I believe it 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 hatred of anyone deemed a "hater".
I don’t want to sound cynical, but any law that curbs free speech will be used to promote established majority opinions against minority opinions. After all wasn’t the notion that the earth revolves around the sun hateful to the Church?
Completely appalling law, entirely incompatible with a free society. Sad day for Ireland if this passes.
Criminalizing hate, a human emotion that can never be accurately defined or identified, was the beginning of the end of Western enlightenment and the end of the liberal ethos that propelled adopting countries to such marvelous global success. This simple, but fatal, decision opened a Pandora's Box of new "thinking" that attracted the cockroaches of totalitarian dreams. Those interested in saving the world should focus on the elimination of all hate-related laws as being incompatible with all western liberal ideas. It will be a difficult position given the obvious luxury virtue-signaling draw to say "I am against hate!" One the most idiotic slogans the cultural Marxist activists have adopted.
Do any of our Irish subscribers have any insight into why this is coming up at this time? Have there been specific hate related incidents proliferating, or is this the usual virtue signaling?
How can you "feel safe" if it's impossible to be sure today what you'll get punished for tomorrow?
My Irish ancestors are rolling in their graves- “We survived the Potato Famine for this?”.
Pretty wild. If the government successfully prosecutes these crimes I'll have to assume complicity of the judiciary. How else, for instance, can there be "reckless" hate speech? I mean, what is the likelihood that any given utterance can be causally connected to some act of violence? Infinitesimal. And therefore not reckless.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm someone who wears a 𝘬𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘢𝘩, so I'm "visibly Jewish", and a law like this would only make me feel 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 safe, because I believe it 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 hatred of anyone deemed a "hater".