No one is worried about “hate speech” against Judaism and Christianity. This is all about Islam. A law criminalizing “hate speech” against religion will almost certainly be used to silence all criticism of Islam, including even simple opposition to jihad violence and Sharia oppression. After all, such opposition has been smeared as “hate speech” by […]
Muslim cleric calls for new laws that ‘draw a clear line between freedom of speech and hate speech’
No such line can or should be drawn. “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. Also, the […]