I know it already is but should it be?

  • TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
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    2 hours ago

    How can minorities exist if they don’t have the freedom to express their minority opinions even if they’re 'hateful" to others? It sounds like only sanctioned minorities would be protected under your system, which makes no sense.

    What about hating billionaires, I expect you would think that 'hate speech " is fine?

    • Solumbran@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      If individuals are respected, then their minority opinions will be fine as long as they are not breaking the rule of not blocking other’s freedoms.

      Billionaires are in many way hostile to society as a whole, and destroy the freedom of most people, by choice. Nothing forces them to do it, they aren’t born that way or whatever else, and they are breaking the rule of respecting other’s freedom; as such hating on billionaires is not hate speech, because they broke the rule first and are doing it willingly and with complete choice over the matter.

      But you’re right, there shouldn’t be hate speech against billionaires, because they shouldn’t be allowed to exist.