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30th June 2021, 11:47 | #1 |
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Labour butchering anti-free-speech law
At least Tova’s doing her job.
https://twitter.com/dbseymour/status...rc=twsrc%5Etfw https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...eech-laws.html |
30th June 2021, 12:31 | #2 |
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But who cares. Laws exist to protect the rich and powerful from the rich and powerful. We can tell by how indifferent we are to our kids getting raped.
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30th June 2021, 15:06 | #5 |
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Sounds to me like you're expressing an insulting opinion that may stir up hatred against people of child-raping age. Labour's thought police will want a word.
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30th June 2021, 15:08 | #6 |
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If someone powerful wants to stomp on me, they'll find a way. The law doesn't exist to protect me.
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30th June 2021, 17:28 | #8 |
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Nice, sounds like this will end racism and such. Maybe they could provide a solution to the housing crisis while they're at it.
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30th June 2021, 17:40 | #9 |
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Easy, become a nation of renters. You will own nothing and be happy. Minimalism, baby!
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23rd July 2021, 12:38 | #10 |
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Yeah, that's my attitude to laws and customs too, if it doesn't affect me personally in a bad way I don't care.
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23rd July 2021, 12:45 | #11 |
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The world is bigger than you.
Those contrarians with dissenting voices are becoming less for fear of what will happen to them. You are being denied that much. The ability to hear what others have to say. |
23rd July 2021, 13:08 | #12 |
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Which examples are you thinking of xor? I can think of some myself, but I wonder if we're thinking about the same thing?
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23rd July 2021, 14:06 | #13 |
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Historic use case: Galileo Galilei.
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23rd July 2021, 14:26 | #14 |
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Okay, I see. You see a link between Galileo being persecuted for establishing a fundamentally new way of viewing our place in the universe and attempts to mitigate people who would use broadcast platforms to oppress minority groups.
I haven't quite made that link myself, can you say more?
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23rd July 2021, 14:51 | #15 |
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The authorities tried to silence/kill Galileo because of his speech. His speech targeted religion as it challenged their beliefs. Of its day it would have been deemed as insulting to the church.
The proposed legislation is incredibly subjective that it allows for prosecution of someone who says anything that is subjectively inferred to be insulting a religious group. If you're ok with the state being the arbiters of what you can and cannot say and what you can and cannot listen to then you would never hear a modern equivalent of such a brilliant person such as Galileo Galilei. I personally wouldn't trust such legislation to be drafted by the likes of Kris Faafoi, seeing as he was incapable of articulating the intention of specific use cases of where the law would be applied. |
23rd July 2021, 15:50 | #16 |
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The main thing I'm struck with is how what you're concerned about is currently ongoing: the flow of ideas from such brilliant people is actively being stymied. But I don't notice you speaking up about it. Unless someone evokes a special phrase like "free speech".
The circumstances of today are very different to that of Galileo. The kind of speech that is being targeted is very different. And we already expect "the state" to be arbiters over all kinds of facets of our lives, including what we can say in certain contexts. That's exactly why we appoint a government. Now, if this a discussion of the nuance of the legislation, that would be different, right? But if you're just coming out with a big ole "I wann mah free speech" hammer, well... there's no brilliant insight here for the state to suppress.
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Under the proposed legislation, if I posted to NZG the sort of thing that I have posted a thousand times, like "fuck Nazis, what a bunch of pricks" I could be prosecuted for publishing something insulting towards a group defined by political opinion which might incite hatred towards them. That action fits the criteria. Published, insulting, group defined by political opinion, might incite hatred. If these changes were to pass, it would be the greatest thing ever for hate groups. Because they'd be legally uncriticisable. They do hateful shit, so posting about them might result in people hating them, so the posting would be illegal, so best to not post. |
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23rd July 2021, 16:21 | #19 |
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Graeme Edgeler had been doing some great commentaries on the topic
https://publicaddress.net/legalbeagl...oper-scope-of/
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23rd July 2021, 16:23 | #20 | |
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So it will be best to just not criticise anything. Or write any anything. Or joke about anything. Or say anything. Or associate with anyone who might have a history of, you know, being of interest. |
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23rd July 2021, 17:01 | #21 | |
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I've always found him to look for more than the surface knee-jerk take on things. And he's also viciously good at board games.
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23rd July 2021, 17:58 | #22 | |
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Hopefully we're electing people who appreciate the nuances you've raised. Rather than say, those who publicly and loudly champion free speech, while also acting to undermine sophisticated speech.
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23rd July 2021, 18:16 | #23 | |
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Newshub: "Jacinda Ardern is wrong about her own hate speech law. Completely and utterly wrong." Herald: "In the four days since the Government outlined changes to “hate speech” law, it has become obvious from comments by the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, that she does not understand them." And as I commented above (inspired by a blog post from Graeme Edgeler a couple of weeks ago), the big problem isn't necessarily what the law says or whether or not the politicians understand the nuances of it; it's how the police act based on what they think their new powers are. The English example suggests that the police will go way further than the actual law. |
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23rd July 2021, 18:41 | #24 |
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You're more convincing when you don't link to Tova or NZH.
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23rd July 2021, 18:50 | #25 |
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Which is not to say I don't agree. In fact it's painfully obvious who we're electing.
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24th July 2021, 00:28 | #26 |
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How about a commenter with a bit more nuance: Graeme Edgeler
https://publicaddress.net/legalbeagl...oper-scope-of/
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24th July 2021, 01:06 | #27 |
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holy shit why has noone shared, mentioned, or linked to Graeme Edgeler’s thoughts on this issue before this particular instant, thanks so much crocos!
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24th July 2021, 03:20 | #28 |
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Fuck. Had a real brain-dead moment there. Especially as I fucking COMMENTED on f_t posting that link.
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24th July 2021, 05:05 | #29 |
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Yep, that's fair. I would prefer there to be more free speech but accept the value of some of the current legislation. What i don't want is for it to be more subjective, which it is being proposed now. Quote:
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25th July 2021, 14:15 | #36 |
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Oof, xor is in for a shock when he finds out how often the word "reasonable" appears in law.
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25th July 2021, 14:17 | #37 |
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What is reasonable to one group is not reasonable to another group. It's too subjective
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25th July 2021, 14:24 | #38 |
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Welp, guess we should abandon rule of law then.
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25th July 2021, 15:39 | #39 |
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The proposed new legislation is badly-written, thrown together in a knee-jerk reaction to a problem that it doesn't solve, and is being thrust upon us by a government that doesn't know what it says.
That really does make one want to give up on the rule of law. Because when you see it in practice like this, you lose faith in it. |
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Hate-speech complaints and lawsuits from offended boomers will be an entire industry. |
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