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Hate speech in Canada

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    https://gizmodo.com/canada-to-make-online-hate-speech-a-crime-punishable-by-1847163213

    Canada’s ruling Liberal government announced on Wednesday that it plans to make online hate speech a crime punishable by as much as $20,000 (roughly $16,250 US) for the first offense and $50,000 ($40,600 US) for the second. The proposal would punish social media users who broke the law but exempt social media companies that host such content from fines.

    Canada’s Attorney General David Lametti assured Canadians that the proposed law would not target “simple expressions of dislike or disdain” during a virtual press conference on Wednesday that was livestreamed on YouTube.

    Well, that's a relief!

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Anti-discrimination laws start out with a bucket of good intentions, which are then used to douse the flames of freedom, as people use those laws as tools to enforce compliance to their view of the world.

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      • George KG Offline
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        Does this qualify as "hate speech" in Canada? And if so, what is the statute of limitations?

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        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • George KG George K

          https://gizmodo.com/canada-to-make-online-hate-speech-a-crime-punishable-by-1847163213

          Canada’s ruling Liberal government announced on Wednesday that it plans to make online hate speech a crime punishable by as much as $20,000 (roughly $16,250 US) for the first offense and $50,000 ($40,600 US) for the second. The proposal would punish social media users who broke the law but exempt social media companies that host such content from fines.

          Canada’s Attorney General David Lametti assured Canadians that the proposed law would not target “simple expressions of dislike or disdain” during a virtual press conference on Wednesday that was livestreamed on YouTube.

          Well, that's a relief!

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          @george-k said in Hate speech in Canada:

          the proposed law would not target “simple expressions of dislike or disdain”

          But complex expressions will get you in trouble?

          This is discrimination against smart people!

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            Anti-discrimination laws start out with a bucket of good intentions, which are then used to douse the flames of freedom, as people use those laws as tools to enforce compliance to their view of the world.

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            @jolly said in Hate speech in Canada:

            Anti-discrimination laws start out with a bucket of good intentions, which are then used to douse the flames of freedom, as people use those laws as tools to enforce compliance to their view of the world.

            Could not have said it better.

            Please love yourself.

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              Yes, but some discrimination is real

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