I am not required to respect “free speech” when it comes from a place of fundamental dishonesty. Slander is not protected speech. They are within their rights to bitch and complain about whatever non-issue they’re up in arms about today and I’m within my rights to ban and ignore them.
They are, notably, NOT within their rights to call for violence and death against LGBTQ+ folks, which many are doing, because that constitutes hate speech, assault, or even inciting a riot, depending on which particular situation you find yourself being a bigot in. All three of these are illegal and are not protected speech.
Tolerance of intolerance is not a paradox, it is a failing of the people who are supposed to be protecting their communities. Tolerance of Nazis and racism are not required by the tenets of the Constitution or by the tenets of democracy and instead actively erode the protections enshrined within each.
You’re right, Slander isn’t protected speech. But to prove that it’s slander, you need to prove that it damaged you and you need to prove that it was said with malicious intent. You also need to prove that the statement isn’t true.
Who’s going to take an actual nazi seriously when they have their stupid little protests against jewish people? Not that many…at least not once they find out that they’re a nazi.
I am not required to respect “free speech” when it comes from a place of fundamental dishonesty. Slander is not protected speech. They are within their rights to bitch and complain about whatever non-issue they’re up in arms about today and I’m within my rights to ban and ignore them.
They are, notably, NOT within their rights to call for violence and death against LGBTQ+ folks, which many are doing, because that constitutes hate speech, assault, or even inciting a riot, depending on which particular situation you find yourself being a bigot in. All three of these are illegal and are not protected speech.
Tolerance of intolerance is not a paradox, it is a failing of the people who are supposed to be protecting their communities. Tolerance of Nazis and racism are not required by the tenets of the Constitution or by the tenets of democracy and instead actively erode the protections enshrined within each.
In short, Nazi punks, fuck off.
You’re right, Slander isn’t protected speech. But to prove that it’s slander, you need to prove that it damaged you and you need to prove that it was said with malicious intent. You also need to prove that the statement isn’t true.
Who’s going to take an actual nazi seriously when they have their stupid little protests against jewish people? Not that many…at least not once they find out that they’re a nazi.