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Originally Posted by SebC
Not at all. What really matters is an objective standard - because without it, we don't have fair application of the law.
You can't allow "that's hate speech because it's about me and I don't like it" to be sufficient justification without effectively eliminating free speech entirely.
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Don't want to get in a big philosophical discussion about this, but in Canada we are a liberal democracy, and with our liberal values that includes freedom to live your life as you see fit, as long as it doesn't infringe on freedoms of others. When speech or propaganda targets a certain group and makes that group feel oppressed, the speech is infringing on the freedoms of the group.