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Originally Posted by Chill Cosby
That doesn't seem like the definition of hate speech though:
I get what you're saying in that it's offensive and touches on a sensitive issue, but this is a matter of politics, is it not?
How is accusing the Israeli government of nazism an attack on race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation? Hate speech is most certainly occurring in this dispute, but how does criticism of political policy in the harshest way possible constitute hate speech?
Are you saying it's alright to accuse them of many things the nazi's also were guilty of, but not alright to reference nazi's directly because of the sensitive history?
Hate speech, like racism, is an extremely loaded phrase, but it has a pretty understandable definition. It seems like this guy was just being an insensitive dick, and maybe I'm just dumb, but I'm not seeing how it's hate speech in any definable way. Being offended by it doesn't make it hate speech.
If you refer to any other government as a nazi regime, are you just being ridiculous? Or are you actively spreading hate speech?
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I do believe it falls under hate speech for the criminal code of Canada, as I posted in last page:
Hate propaganda" means "any writing, sign or visible representation that advocates or promotes genocide or the communication of which by any person would constitute an offence under section 319
And I'm basically saying when there are many ways to make the same point, using the most offending way to get that point across is not only plain stupid, in this case it's wrong.