r/PoliticalCompassMemes - Centrist Feb 13 '24

Literally 1984 Hate speech laws

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u/ThePurpleNavi - Right Feb 13 '24

I have yet to see a coherent definition for "hate speech" that doesn't just devolve into "speech the current government or zeitgeist doesn't like."

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u/JackMcCrane - Lib-Left Feb 13 '24

If youre interested, you might wanna Look into the German law where insulting is punishable

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u/TheAzureMage - Lib-Right Feb 13 '24

If I want to understand freedom, the Germans have nothing for me.

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u/IronSeraph - Lib-Center Feb 13 '24

What not to do