Wednesday 11 April 2018

Defining Hate Speech

Generally, I hate NASCAR.  

I also hate Bitburger beer, and most American-made beers.  

I also hate revivals (particuliary in the summertime when they purposely turn the AC off).  

I also hate flights taking longer than six hours.  

I also hate young somewhat educated college punks trying to talk or hype socialism or anti-capitalism.  

I also hate freaked-out psychotic strangers who are trying to talk to me over being controlled by satellites.  

I also hate driving a Ford Mustang and having to refuel the car every 150 miles.  

I also hate bad movies with no real script and bad acting.  

I also hate politicians giving a 3x5 card explanation for something they won't support, but they can't really talk much beyond the 3x5 card excuse they were given.  

I also hate fake political agendas.  

I hate college professors who've lost their enthusiasm and drive, and just stand there to deliver a lackluster one-hour talk.  

I also hate the NCAA bowl selection business, but frankly I've given up watching the bowls, so it doesn't matter.

I sat today....looking over the hype from yesterday where some Senator tried to ask Zuckerberg of Facebook to define Hate Speech, and he kinda begged off.

He's sat through these fake talks with the Germans, and they preached hours of Hate Speech stuff to his people with the threats of what the saviors of mankind (the German people) would do to Facebook in terms of a financial penalty if Hate Speech appeared on line in Germany.

No one can really say when Hate Speech started to exist as some 'crime'....some suggest the early 1990s.....some suggest about fifteen years ago.

What most go and say is that once you establish any kind of hate toward race, religion, sex or such.....that could incite violence or a reaction....you conducted hate speech.

The fact that you hate fake religion?  Well....you have to step around it and just say that it doesn't interest you.  The fact that you hate Republicans?  Well....you'd have to step around and just say they are 'stupid'. 

To be honest, back before the 1970s....you could have been hateful in dozens of ways and it would have been acceptable.  Today, you need to control this urge to talk about your feelings, and just hold back until you get home.....smoke some weed.....pull out a six-pack of PBR beer.....or get the chainsaw out to cut down a tree in the backyard.
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So here's the thing.....Hate Speech can't be defined.  If you did attempt to define it.....you'd wake up tomorrow to be told they are now onto Hate Speech version number 601, and next week, you'd be on version 602. 

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