“I am an equal opportunity locker upper” LOVE IT! That describes me too, and anyone else who is of sound mind. So very tired of all the word salads and changing word meanings to fit agendas, and adding words to hone in on the boogeymen. It’s exhausting.
Hate crime legislation could be a precursor to censoring speech, deemed hate speech. This seems based on the context of free speech being limited by yelling fire in a crowded auditorium, when there is no fire. Yet, hate speech and its effects are far more difficult to define than crime. If I say that I hate my boss, would I be prosecuted, because it could be said to incite a wave of crimes against bosses in general? This is the inception of legitimizing thought police.
Yes, I see that line of thought. And it is so ugh! Trying to define the thoughts behind a certain action would be the first step, even if it is not the correct assumption. Guilty until proven innocent, which is what seems to be going on today.
“I am an equal opportunity locker upper” LOVE IT! That describes me too, and anyone else who is of sound mind. So very tired of all the word salads and changing word meanings to fit agendas, and adding words to hone in on the boogeymen. It’s exhausting.
Hate crime legislation could be a precursor to censoring speech, deemed hate speech. This seems based on the context of free speech being limited by yelling fire in a crowded auditorium, when there is no fire. Yet, hate speech and its effects are far more difficult to define than crime. If I say that I hate my boss, would I be prosecuted, because it could be said to incite a wave of crimes against bosses in general? This is the inception of legitimizing thought police.
Yes, I see that line of thought. And it is so ugh! Trying to define the thoughts behind a certain action would be the first step, even if it is not the correct assumption. Guilty until proven innocent, which is what seems to be going on today.