The UK Is Using a New Definition of “Extremism” to Repress Palestine Solidarity
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from jeffw@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 30 Mar 2024 20:57
https://lemmy.world/post/13730877
from jeffw@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 30 Mar 2024 20:57
https://lemmy.world/post/13730877
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Why are they wearing masks?
maybe to prevent being identified? If the UK is broadening its powers to silence protesters like this, even being photographed as part of a movement of quote unquote "violence, hatred or intolerance" could be enough to face fines, arrest, or other social consequences.
This is something I've been shouting from the rooftops every time people online cheer on the idea of "cracking down" on hate speech. It eventually will be used against you because some dipshits will redefine what "hateful" means.
They never do understand, no matter how many times you tell them.
Sooo nothing should be done about hate speech bc you might be incorrectly defined as a bigot? That’s fucking ridiculous, how the hell can you support hateful fuckers being allowed to spew their bile? Surely it’s not because you’re a bigoted fucker who says a lot of hate speech right? That would be ridiculous
Checked your comments just to be sure I wasn’t way off base and holy shit I wasn’t xD defending hate speech against black people, defending trump being on the ballot, saying the government should never do anything about hateful ideologies. You’re the scum of the earth, I hope your fascist ass gets put in a camp by the people you think are defending free speech
Is this a joke? In one of your recent comments you’re using the word Zionist negatively. That would already be considered hate speech somewhere.
“Some people incorrectly call me a bigot, therefore nothing should ever be done about bigotry ever.” Grow the fuck up
TIL the government is some people
hate speech is a different thing from the government’s definition of extremist groups.
I'm talking about the state, not whatever it is you choose to do in your personal capacity. I don't care what you call me. I care if the state labels me something that they can jail me for. This article is about the state labeling pro-Palestine solidarity as extremist. I can't speak for you, but I don't think that the state should have the right to quell that speech. If you do, then I think we have fundamentally different philosophies.
Which is also bullshit. Zionism is a political ideology, not an ethnicity. In fact, failing to make that distinction is antisemitism, as is the “Israel = Jewish people in general” bullshit that genocide deniers also use to silence dissent.
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Hate speech isn’t even mentioned in this article, and hate speech is a term with specific legal definitions (depending on your country). You’re spreading misinformation against laws that protect minorities.
Bad actors using illegitimate bad faith definitions is not a valid reason to do nothing about a problem.
Politicians are also redefining climate protests as terrorism. That doesn’t mean that we should ignore terrorism OR climate catastrophe.
Suddenly, being against freedom of speech is okay if you’re cracking down on speech you don’t like. WTF is going on?
Same thing that happened before a certain German dude with a mustache got elected 100 years ago…
Hasn’t that always been the case on the far right? Isn’t that, like, almost part of the definition at this point?
What an anti-semitic law.
This describes Zionism, and anti-Zionism is anti-semitism in some jurisdictions.
It isn’t a law. They haven’t bothered to go through any of the necessary processes to make it a law, because that would require a consultation phrase, instead they’ve just announced this. It amounts to absolutely nothing and everyone can safely ignore it.
This is just the insane rumbling of a failed government. No one pays any attention to anything they do anymore because it’s all so irrelevant.
We went from 0 to CCP in half a year. Good bye free speech we hardly believed in ye.
It’s been a lot longer tha half a year my freind.
Yeah the banning of protests happen right after Brexit if I recall correctly
Attack the ideas, not the users. Removed.
Governments only tolerate the right to protest as long as you aren’t actually protesting something they don’t want to change.