DrakBibliophile wrote:On the Paradox of Tolerance idea, there are plenty of people that I wish Would Shut UP.
There are plenty of people who I wish would go away and not come back.
I am just not arrogant enough to Think That I Am The Proper Person To Make Them Shut UP.
As far as I'm concerned people who support Banning So-Called Hate Speech (by Government or private groups) Deserve to Be Permanently Banned Because Of Their Supreme Arrogance.
Because They Believe That Their Opinion of "What is Hate Speech" is Fact not Opinion.
I don't know what your definition of hate speech is, it seems kind of nebulous. In general, hate speech is defined as "public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation". I also include political affiliation in that. Reveling in public fantasies how to "kill group xyz" cannot be seen as anything else than hate speech.
The simple truth is that not all political viewpoints have merit. Saying otherwise is the same as adhering to the view from nowhere, ie propagating the idea that all views have equal merit and should be heard. Those who take that stance is helping propagating lies, misinformation, hate, racism and conspiracy theories by implicitly acknowledging them as having the same worth as verifiable facts and truth.
Do some people conflate hate speech with "speech I'm uncomfortable with"? Of course. But that shouldn't stop the rest of us to speak up against real hate speech.