Comments on: Bill of Rights Protects Right to Hate, but Should It? http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/19/bill-of-rights-protects-right-to-be-a-jerk-but-should-it/ Stereotypes in Advertising, Intercultural Communications, Multicultural Parenting Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:50:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: shoss http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/19/bill-of-rights-protects-right-to-be-a-jerk-but-should-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2404 shoss Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:07:11 +0000 http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/19/bill-of-rights-protects-right-to-be-a-jerk-but-should-it/#comment-2404 Interestly, this conversation about hate-related free speech happened in Chicago more than 20 years ago when the Nazi party staged a rally in Skokie, IL. The rally did take place, but it started a dialogue and movement from citizens and State Reps that ultimately culminated in the opening of the new Holocaust Museum here last month. Interestly, this conversation about hate-related free speech happened in Chicago more than 20 years ago when the Nazi party staged a rally in Skokie, IL. The rally did take place, but it started a dialogue and movement from citizens and State Reps that ultimately culminated in the opening of the new Holocaust Museum here last month.

]]> By: Gori Girl http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/19/bill-of-rights-protects-right-to-be-a-jerk-but-should-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2401 Gori Girl Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:02:10 +0000 http://interculturaltalk.org/2009/06/19/bill-of-rights-protects-right-to-be-a-jerk-but-should-it/#comment-2401 I fall on the civil liberties side of things in this matter. The US has the most liberal speech laws in the world - not that speech isn't restricted (most commonly seen in place/manner/time restrictions) - and I think this is a good thing, both because of the value of such freedoms, and the possible misuse of laws that would curtail non-specific hate speech (speech not encouraging killing specific individuals or inciting a crowd to riot) based solely on content. I also think it's important to point out that it's unlikely that "enforced silence" would actually be possible. If there's one lesson we can draw from the Iran election mess, it's that a country no longer has the ability to silence people who want to speak out & broadcast their message. I fall on the civil liberties side of things in this matter. The US has the most liberal speech laws in the world – not that speech isn’t restricted (most commonly seen in place/manner/time restrictions) – and I think this is a good thing, both because of the value of such freedoms, and the possible misuse of laws that would curtail non-specific hate speech (speech not encouraging killing specific individuals or inciting a crowd to riot) based solely on content.

I also think it’s important to point out that it’s unlikely that “enforced silence” would actually be possible. If there’s one lesson we can draw from the Iran election mess, it’s that a country no longer has the ability to silence people who want to speak out & broadcast their message.

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