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Seems Truth is now "Hate Speech"

Posted by davidmcnab 9 years, 11 months ago to News
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Author Mark Steyn's confronting analysis, "America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It" is now the subject of a British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. Apparently truth is a criminal offence in Canada unless it's watered down to nothing and infused with sweet-smelling perfumes. However, this reaction appears to have backfired, since the author and publisher are revelling in the media storm: http://yro.slashdot.org/story/08/05/10/1...

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  • Posted by $ blarman 9 years, 11 months ago
    Mr. Steyn - you are welcome here in the Gulch when Canada decides it would rather subject itself to tyranny.
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  • Posted by jabuttrick 9 years, 11 months ago
    How long before Canada or some other country labels Atlas Shrugged as "hate speech" because it may give offense to collectivists, altruists and religionists?
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 9 years, 11 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Just ask our sociopath pathological Liar-In-Chief.
    Oops, I take that back.
    Presidebt Opinocchio will only lie about that too.
    Did I just commit a tell the truth PC hate crime?
    Think I'll go draw a coddling Obooboo patting Muhamhead on his turban.
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    Posted by walkabout 9 years, 11 months ago
    Truth is considered "hate" to those who hate the truth.
    Jason Benham
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  • Posted by Temlakos 9 years, 11 months ago
    Of course, Canada has no written constitutional guarantee of the freedom of speech.
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  • Posted by salta 9 years, 11 months ago
    "British Columbia bans all words and images likely to [cause] hatred or contempt"
    So, by law, anyone expressing hatred for some book must be protected from it?!?

    (Have to give Steyn credit for getting this free publicity from BC legislature)
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    Posted by SaltyDog 9 years, 11 months ago
    I rise in defense of 'hate speech' as well as vulgar and offensive speech, not because I like it or even agree with it, but rather for my own protection. What happens, for example, when someone is offended by 'O Canada' or the Star Spangled Banner? is it much of a leap for someone to say nationalistic patriotism is hateful? No, it's not up to the legislature to be making this kind of call. Every right carries a corresponding responsibility, and it must be up to the individual citizen to decide how far is far enough this subject. No yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theater and all that.
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