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If I understand what you're saying here, you're saying that simply because our rights are enshrined in the constitution doesn't mean that a ruling party can violate citizens rights? (Is that a fair characterization? ...
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There are quite a few points in your post I could and would be interested in debating if I didn't have to type it, but I think the above quote is the most important assumption I wanted to highlight. No, by itself the proposed motion does not change existing law. It only changes the tone, climate and language of future political debate in the short-term. In the long-term, if staying in power long enough, what ruling party says can make and does make a difference in creation, interpretation and application of laws; eventually.
Who gets to define and decide what islampphobia is? Is one's opposition to wearing a burka on a driver's license islamophobic? See, the language can very quickly get from that's insulting/offensive to that's illegal/punishable, if ruling parties attempt to legislate and regulate the language.
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Originally Posted by octothorp
...You and I are probably on the opposite sides of the political spectrum ...
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It's hard to be on the opposite side to my political views as they are right in the centre of our political spectrum. I equally despise extremes on both ends of it. I support either more pro-government or more against-government involvement in our lives on a case-by-case basis.