You’ve literally offered out people on here for a fight for something they’ve said. Is that not a consequence of an opinion you didn’t like?

To paraphrase one of your learned favourite phrase, ‘freedom of speech for me but not for thee’

The FSU. Not to be mixed up with the FSB.

Edited by ASCPFC (22 Feb 2020 7.33pm)

Red and Blue Army!

There have been some pretty offensive views expressed in this thread, including posters being attacked for simply holding alternative opinions. Which seems pretty hypocritical as those doing it are actually championing free speech.

Are these "hate speech though"? Not in my book. Just insulting someone isn't enough. We must all be free to speak our minds and if anyone feels insulted then that's their problem. Hate speech is much more specific. It does though exist and it needs to exist, because the law demands that it does, and there is no freedom, of speech or anything else, unless it is under the law. It is defined as:-

Expressions of hatred toward someone on account of that person's colour, race, disability, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origin, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation is forbidden. Any communication which is threatening or abusive, and is intended to harass, alarm, or distress someone is forbidden. The penalties for hate speech include fines, imprisonment, or both.

The argument seems to be that the law needs to be changed and that Johnson is the man to do it. Is this likely? Not in my opinion unless he wishes to bring endless challenges to the government, diverting resources and creating many enemies. There are simply bigger things to be done.

There is already far too big a division in our fractured society and I cannot see any government deliberately seeking to widen it further by diluting the hate speech legislation, let alone repealing it completely.

Johnson might be a buffoon but he isn't a complete idiot.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

Caused by immigration.

A proxy one, no doubt

Did you know? 98.0000001% of people are morons.

Coming from the guy's who hasn't been right about anything politically since he turned up.

Apparently all his predictions....they will eventually happen....is that in the same way random monkeys would eventually type Shakespeare?

You know, they failed to materialise for the time he was talking.....but that's ok, because he's be right at some undefined point in the future.

So you see....he can't be proven wrong.

Very convenient....and pie in the sky.

Edited by Stirlingsays (23 Feb 2020 12.48am)

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