Incitement to violence should never be tolerated, but “hate speech” is an inherently subjective concept that can only be defined in accord with the principles and priorities of the person charged with the responsibility of defining it. In practice, “hate speech” laws are used to silence speech that those in power want silenced. The consistent practice of Islamic and Leftist groups of labeling as “hate speech” all honest discussion of how Islamic jihadis use the texts and teachings of Islam to justify violence and supremacism means that if “hate speech” laws are enacted, such discussion will be criminalized. In that event, Islamic jihadis will be able to operate unopposed, for to say anything against them will be “hate speech.”
“Europol takes Europe-wide action against online hate speech,” by Alan Hope, Brussels Times, November 8, 2020 (thanks to Henry):
The European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol this week coordinated an operation aimed at cracking down on racist and xenophobic messages online.
The action was led by the German Bundeskriminalamt, the federal criminal police, and also involved police in Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom.
The operation was coordinated by Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC).
The ECTC was created in 2016, and is described as “an operations centre and hub of expertise that reflects the growing need for the EU to strengthen its response to terror”. It now has more than 80 staff members as well as 14 experts seconded from member states….
On the day of the operation, law enforcement in the nine countries raided 97 premises, including 81 homes in Germany alone. They detained a number if individuals for questioning in relation to the dissemination of racist and xenophobic hate speech, calls to violence and incitement to commit offences.
“The coordinated action targeted communities and individuals spreading hate via the internet using different types of content such as posts, comments, and memes that spread hate and propaganda,” Europol said in a statement.
“Law enforcement also worked together to increase the awareness of individuals and groups that the World Wide Web is not a legal vacuum. Supposed anonymity does not hinder law enforcement from taking measures against unlawful acts. This first joint action day on hate crimes sends a clear signal to individuals spreading violent hatred on the internet that their actions will be detected.”…
Aussie Infidel says
So the European Counter Terrorism Centre is really the European Centre for Countering Counter Terrorism??
Dhimmi fools, leftist traitors and useful idiots abound everywhere!
mortimer says
If we may not criticize a totalitarian ideology, then it will eventually rule us.
William Tyson says
“anti-Semitic comments“ was cited yesterday by Europol to Reuters as an offense that one those being raided was being arrested for
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-crime-internet-idUSKBN27J1C3
but the article above Brussels Times curiously does not mention it
terry sullivan says
uk is not in eu–so plod should not be involved
William Tyson says
UK has worst hate speech laws in Europe and they ban those that disagree (like Mr. Spencer)
They couldn’t care less if they were in or out
somehistory says
So, how many individuals are moslim? How many detained persons were caught writing things such as “strike the necks,” “kill Jews and Christians wherever you find them, “offspring of apes and pigs” in reference to Jews?
How many homes were raided where moslims reside and call for people to be “beheaded for insulting the ” so-called “prophet”? How many barracks were raided and imams arrested for calling for their members to hunt down any who “insult” islam or “hurt the feelings of moslims” and make them pay? How many for saying they are going to “spill infidel blood”?
And how many people were detained for writing such things as , “moslims want to take over the world for islam,” “islam is evil,” or “the ‘prophet’ is false, was a mass-murdering, raper of children, slimy low-life, lying son of satan the devil”?
somehistory says
Oh, and how many for writing that the unholy book of islam says such things as “strike the neck,” and commands rape and beating of wives, and the taking of children in the same way males take grown women for sex (it isn’t marriage when the victim of moslim males is a child.)? Of course, it’s quite okay for moslims to say those things, but how many infidels were arrested for writing those things?
mortimer says
It is authorized by the Leftist-Globalists to hate whatever it is that they hate at the moment, but not authorized by the Left to hate what they ‘protect’. Their categories are not based on a valid, universal moral argument, but purely based on expediency … namely, whichever political ally they have chosen to protect this week.
Since the Left’s ‘protected’ groups depend on political opportunism, hate speech refers to any comment that is inconvenient to the Left’s narrative.
No decision based on mere opportunism can be truly ethical or moral.
Criticizing a totalitarian ideology is now ‘hate speech’ according to the Leftists who are imposing a totalitarian ideology of their own.
Fred van de Bunt says
The EU decided that terrorist attacks from all corners of society had to be fought against, and not only the extremists that have nothing to do with Islam.
The EU bureaucrats, known for their superior acuteness, notice that there is a very fine line between deadly extremists that have nothing to do with Islam and the religion of peace, Islam.
The EU states further that Europe is not a Christian society, as some elected politicians think Europe is.
Since the Netherlands tried to raise local Dutch imams, what has failed, a European imam school is out of the question.
Integrating Muslims is a two way street, according to the autocratic powerhouse of 32000 very well paid unelected EU bureaucrats at Brussels, so EU citizens have to do their best to integrate themselves into Islam, the same as the peaceful Muslims have to integrate too.
https://www.euronews.com/2020/11/13/eu-pushes-terror-threat-to-top-of-domestic-agenda?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+euronews%2Fen%2Feuropa+%28euronews+-+europa+-+en%29
Rob R (Brit stuck in Britainistan) says
Imagine a “hate-speech” enforcer coming through your door. Gross.
Dry Academy says
I’ve said it before ad nauseaum, and I’ll say it again: the yes-siring law enforcement buzzcut cult is your enemy. They are not “heroes”. They are not your friends. They are always just one order away from destroying you. All it takes is one order, just one, from their corrupt and unholy masters to descend upon you like the legions of Hell.And if you think this can’t happen in America, you are a deluded fool. Wake up.
James Lincoln says
Dry Academy says,
“if you think this can’t happen in America, you are a deluded fool.”
Yes it *can* happen…
Andrew says
If i tell a muslim guy that I think his religion is very violent and he then attacks me very violently for saying this, is he being a good muslim for proving my point,
Plus will I get busted for speaking those words but he will not be questioned about why he attacked me.
What a bizarre world we live in today.
Jayell says
I think you’d probably find that any good’ muslim guy is supposed to attack you in the throat anyway whether or not you say anything horrible about his ‘religion’. This would be simply because you’re not a muslim, and his instructions for doing so are are in his holy book.
(By the way, talking about ‘in the book’, does anyone remember Johnny Standley’s brilliant sketch of that name lampooning a revivalist preacher? I believe it was banned somewhere in the South. I wonder how far he’d get anywhere these days with an islamic version!).
rob elliott says
How does a person say any truth about Islam without it being construed as hate speech. If a person says the truth about Mohammad that he was a lying thieving murdering paedophile that person gets charged with hate speech. But if a person tells a lie about Mohammad by saying he was a Godly peaceful man then they get a pat on the back for lying. It’s clear that truth no longer matters in this upside down world.
James Lincoln says
Yes, Andrew.
Bizarre indeed…
Harryagain says
I wonder how many mosques were raided?
Bazz says
Any reason why someone cannot complain that a certain bookshop sells a book that advocates that I as an unbeliever must be killed ? Surely that qualifies ?
Adams says
Europol have also been given immunity from prosecution or civil Law suits .The names of Europol staff are kept secret except it’s Director . They can do what they like and there will be no consequences . Very frightening !
notnolib says
So…..let’s say for example someone were to merely “point out” some of the features of islam such as legalized rape, legalized murder, and an inventor that was a pedophilic pig-faced dog, would that be illegal?
Livia Varju says
I must repeat and repeat: not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims who believe in Islam! It’s no hate speech but the truth.
DavidR says
It would be incredibly easy to make a web posting that contains nothing but direct quotes from the Quran, without any attribution to the book, and get lifetime bans from all the major social media propagandists.
Islam doesn’t really fall under the umbrella of religions due to it’s emphasis Shariah and ungodly rules like “kill them wherever you find them”. It’s more of a 7th century fascist misogynist anti Semitic homophobic xenophobic avaricious criminal organization.
Kepha says
Now that the USA is facing the presidency of Kamala Harris and the far Left (Biden will be removed shortly after being sworn in–if he last so long), we in the USA should prepare for lawfare to fight any expansion of “hate speech” codes. Further, there should be legal harrassment of any jurist or legislator who pushes for “hate speech” codes. Some members of Congress, even if they know they will fail, should itroduce articles of impeachment against any office holder or judge who supports such a thing.
Frankly, if any judge supports such a thing over here, I’m all for impeaching, removing, and disbarring him for life. Limits on free speech should be limited to things like yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater, when there is no fire.
OLD GUY says
Totalitarian = NO Freedom of speech or ideas.
Islam = NO Freedom of speech or ideas.
Both result in Dictatorships.