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CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year agoA 501© also has to steer clear of politics, at least on paper, which could be an issue here. It’s odd that I know that as a non-American.
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CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year agoA 501© also has to steer clear of politics, at least on paper, which could be an issue here. It’s odd that I know that as a non-American.
nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
And neither hate speech nor speech aimed at inciting or celebrating violence against minority groups are considered protected, political speech. So, I would see that as a moot point. If it were a case of “we should de-federate because these are instances where policies are discussed that I disagree with”, you might have a point in that.
However, that’s clearly not the case. It took less than a minute, not searching, to find content from these instances that is using falsified information to demonize and foment hatred against those in the LGBTQ+, including communities dedicated to that purpose. Human rights and whether all deserve them is not a political topic, despite being made central to some political parties’ platforms. It is one of basic human dignity and ethics.
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
In a similar vein, in Canada promotion of hate is written in as an exception to freedom of expression in the Charter and criminalised (although that’s not very often enforced).