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I know it already is but should it be?

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It is amazing that for you, being able to spread hate seems to be a fundamental, inviolable human right.

[–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Ad hominem fallacy.

​He isn't saying that spreading hate is something that should be done or that it is good; rather, he is merely stating that there is a huge logical, epistemological, and ontological leap between "I hate X" (whatever that X represents) and "we should kill X" or "X should die."

​Moreover, offense ( or being offended) is simply not a valid criterion for determining what constitutes hate or violent speech. Because at least one thing will always offend at least one person, if we attempt to regulate offenses, we will have to choose between regulating only some of them — thus becoming arbitrary — or regulating all offenses, which would kill not only speech, but also expression and, furthermore, existence itself, as the mere existence of certain people might be offensive to others.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Of course you can always find one person that is offended. That's beside the point. The point is that communication in the US: broadcast media, politics, social media, etc., is far from "just offending someone". And that happens because nobody even cares about even "we should kill X" level messages anymore. They have become close to the new normal. It is a violent society going down a hate spiral at the moment, and being lenient on the perpetrators is not going to make it better.

Oh, also straw-man fallacy.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It's amazing that for you, mischarachterization of my stance counts as making a point. I bet you "win" every argument you get in. Have fun in the non-existent black-and-white world you crave, completely devoid of nuance or understanding of subjectivity! I'll be over here in reality 😘