I will, let me think on it for a minute. I've always been "OK" with demonstrations and leaflets from neo-nazi groups and extreme groups. My problem is I worry it might cause more of these fuckers and I worry for my family. The threat of getting your teeth bashed in by skinheads has always been real, very much so in the past, now, only in certain parts. I see anti-immigration, anti-Islamic posters everywhere and I don't "mind" them. What I'm saying is that I think they are within their right to express their views but I am disgusted beyond words. I hate racism probably more than anything else, being subject to it directly, and having subjugated it on others in the past. I know what it does and what it can lead to.
So in all of these demonstrations and posters I would not think the use of hate-speech. I hate racial slurs, and I'm not sure if this falls under threats, but it gets awfully close. The times these words have been used have been in heated arguments that either led to violence or nearly did. In fact I feel my body tensing up as I write this.
I'm not really sure what to say, I'm split between believing in people should be able to say what they want and people saying what they want and thus leading to further hate and anger. Emotions escalating and some poor person getting hurt. I know it's not related directly, and the argument is inciting violence is punishable. I get that and respect it. But it's so close to home having racial slurs and hate speech usually leads to violence anyways.
I guess my environment is one of preemptive caution. Weed for example is illegal because it's a gateway drug (opinion of media and politicians). So I suppose hate speech falls under this banner. I guess it's because of Europe's WW2 history. People are terrified it might happen again.
I don't want to sound a like child brought up by a nanny-state which is unavoidable since I was brought up by a nanny state but I'm still uncertain about the possible consequences. But at the same time I don't agree to the people that were arrested for saying racist things. Simply because its unpalatable that somebody should be doing time for this, I mean when we have criminals who hurt and injure people. It doesn't feel right to arrest a person for what they say, and even getting fined by the government should be wrong, basically its the government infringing on your natural right to speak your mind. But I still feel very split since I honestly don't feel very sorry for someone that get locked up for it, or is punished. Which is wrong I know, it's simply because I feel so strongly against their views.
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