stof said:
Kasz216 said:
stof said:
Kasz216 said:
So it's basically a hate crime law. Stupid, but not really out of the ordinary for Europe, except who in particular it protects.
Really "hate speech" laws should go in general.
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That's not really a hate crime law, it's a blasphemy law. blasphemy and hate speech are very different. For Instance:
"The bible is full of ridiculous crap" - Blasphemy.
"Christians should be burned alive" - hate speech.
ridiculing a belief (or ridiculing an object of belief, as many followers of a religion may still blashpeme against it by criticizing their own god or church) is far different than inciting hatred towards a group of people.
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Nah, not in all countries. In a lot of countries hate speech if something as simple as "All jewish people are liers."
Saying "The bible is full of crap" would be like saying "All christians are idiots."
Either is holding an entire group of people in contempt.
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um... I see a huge difference between criticizing an idea and insulting a person.
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I don't think you understand what hate speech is, Stof:
Hate speech is a term for speech intended to degrade a person or group of people based on their race, gender, age, ethnicity, nationality ...
(from google define: hate speech). It doesn't have to involve threats.
By that definition, they are very similar. The only difference is who they are protecting. Hate speech laws usually protect minorities from the majority, and blasphemy laws protect the majority from the minority. Both are dumb.
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