"Read [Book] The Harm in Hate Speech
Link Here : https://tutupsego.blogspot.com/?book=0674416864
Every liberal democracy has laws or codes against hate speech8213except the United States. For constitutionalists, regulation of hate speech violates the First Amendment and damages a free society. Against this absolutist view, Jeremy Waldron argues powerfully that hate speech should be regulated as part of our commitment to human dignity and to inclusion and respect for members of vulnerable minorities.Causing offense8213by depicting a religious leader as a terrorist in a newspaper cartoon, for example8213is not the same as launching a libelous attack on a group8217s dignity, according to Waldron, and it lies outside the reach of law. But defamation of a minority group, through hate speech, undermines a public good that can and should be protected: the basic assurance of inclusion in society for all members. A social environment polluted by anti-gay leaflets, Nazi banners, and burning crosses sends an implicit message to the targets of such hatred: your security is uncertain and you
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