[governance] Watch out for that hate speech

[Avri Doria]

hi,

i used to be one of those who thought anything that resembled hate   
speech should be avoided.  now we have gotten to the point where  
politically incorrect utterances (PIC Speech) have become almost acts  
of free speech defiance.  It is really difficult to speak anymore  
without offending someone unless you just stop worrying about PIC  
speech.

Funny it was the Right that first made fun of PC speech, but like most  
movements, they learned how to turn it to their advantage.

And this is a more general trend that needs to be watched for - any  
movement and especially any slogan will be turned back on you sooner  
or later.  Any term with twisted and overloaded with contradictory or  
spurious meanings.


a.

On 12 Dec 2008, at 03:53, Milton L Mueller wrote:

> Interesting to me that the religious right in America is  
> characterizing criticism of their religion as “hateful” and as  
> “bigotry.” It provides an example of why many free speech advocates  
> oppose so-called hate speech regulation, as it could easily be  
> invoked to suppress all kinds of legitimate expression.
>
> From: Christian Coalition of America [mailto:noreply at cc.org]
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:49 PM
> To: Milton L Mueller
> Subject: Christian Coalition of America condemns Anti-Christian  
> bigotry...
>
>
>
> Press Release
> Roberta Combs, President
>
> Thursday, December 11, 2008
>
>  Christian Coalition of America condemns Anti-Christian bigotry on  
> part of Governor Gregoire
>
> Washington D.C. –"There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven  
> or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and  
> superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds."
>
> This is what a poster in the Washington state capitol building says  
> as it is displayed right next to a Nativity scene depicting the  
> Christmas story and with a huge bust of George Washington between  
> them.
>
> The President of the Christian Coalition of America, Roberta Combs  
> said: "Governor Christine Gregoire has carried political correctness  
> to the extreme by allowing such hateful speech against Christians  
> and Christianity to be so prominently displayed in the Washington  
> state capitol building.   Christian Coalition ofAmerica urges her to  
> immediately remove this abominable display."
>
> It seems each Christmas season, atheists attempt to reach new  
> heights in antagonizing Christians and Jewish people in the case of  
> the Hanukkah holiday.  The very least that elected officials can do  
> is to ignore these hateful attempts to mock other people's religions.
> Psalm 33:12 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord…”
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