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Originally Posted by john_713
To me this is freedom of speech gone too far. Sorry but any organisation which is openly racist, and therefore impeeding the rights of others should not be allowed.
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Originally Posted by john_713
That is a poor comparison imo. If john_247 bugs me then it could be for a thousand reasons. The KKK do not 'bug' people and if they do they do it simply because of the colour of their skin. How can this be allowed?
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Saying that freedom of speech has gone too far scares me. Once we give our government the right to arbitrarily decide what is acceptable speech, we cannot take it away. Courts will have a legal precedent to use in future cases. You may think it's gone too far now, but if it legislation comes around and bites you in the ass by prohibitng you from saying something that yout think is right, you'll start caring.
On the other hand, maybe we should ban all negative speech, not just hateful language, but anything that offends anyone, or has the potential to offend anyone. We can fine people for insulting each other, swearing, maybe even giving each other dirty looks. The prohibition of hate will lead us down the road to a utopia, Maybe in twenty years we'll have scanners that can detect when anyone so much as
thinks bad thoughts, and punish or rehabilitate them for failing to integrate properly into our utopia. WE can install these scanners in every room of every home and public building; I propose that we call them "telescreens." When they're not scanning us, they can broadcast government-approved messages that will reinforce our sense of utopia.