jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agoNH Supreme Court Hears Case On Whether ‘Keep New England White’ Banner Constitutes Free Speechnewsone.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down11
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minus-squaredank@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down13·6 months agoThe banner is disturbing. The impulse to use the government to suppress offensive speech is also disturbing.
minus-squareDraedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoHate speech needs to be suppressed.
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoIt was hung illegally on government property. Regardless what it said, this was not allowed. They are being prosecuted instead of simply fined because it was racially motivated like a hate crime.
minus-squareRvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·6 months agoSomething something paradox of tolerance. Something something hate speech.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoWould you say the same thing if the flag said “KILL THE FAGS?”
The banner is disturbing. The impulse to use the government to suppress offensive speech is also disturbing.
Hate speech needs to be suppressed.
It was hung illegally on government property. Regardless what it said, this was not allowed. They are being prosecuted instead of simply fined because it was racially motivated like a hate crime.
Something something paradox of tolerance. Something something hate speech.
Would you say the same thing if the flag said “KILL THE FAGS?”