What does hate speech mean to you?

[*pepe]

This definition that can be found in the Collins English Dictionary is how I define it - yaaayyy I'm as smart as a dictionary  woohoo  😛

World English Dictionary

hate speech

— n

speech disparaging a racial, sexual, or ethnic group or a member of such a group

in other words I see hate speech as racism or bigotry

So how do others define it?

[*pepe]

that is what most politically motivated threads on here are posted for, to show their side is better than the other side.

do you class all of them as hate speech - or just those on the 'wrong' team?

[freakiness]

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@*pepe wrote:

that is what most politically motivated threads on here are posted for, to show their side is better than the other side.

do you class all of them as hate speech - or just those on the 'wrong' team?

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It's not about teams, it's about hatred and racism.

I don't like either side using refugees as political fodder.

All the "boat people" would not fill the MCG seats. It's been blown out of all proportion.

They're not flooding in or taking over. 

[nero_bolt]

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freakiness wrote:

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*pepe wrote:

that is what most politically motivated threads on here are posted for, to show their side is better than the other side.

do you class all of them as hate speech - or just those on the 'wrong' team?

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It's not about teams, it's about hatred and racism.

I don't like either side using refugees as political fodder.

All the "boat people" would not fill the MCG seats. It's been blown out of all proportion.

They're not flooding in or taking over. 

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*pepe wrote:

 or just those on the 'wrong' team?

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You have hit the nail on the head there pepe and got it 100% correct... 🙂

[freakiness]

What you're a mind reader now?

I answered pepe, there's no need for you to answer for me.

Especially as you're 100% wrong.

[*pepe]

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@freakiness wrote:

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@*pepe wrote:

that is what most politically motivated threads on here are posted for, to show their side is better than the other side.

do you class all of them as hate speech - or just those on the 'wrong' team?

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It's not about teams, it's about hatred and racism.

I don't like either side using refugees as political fodder.

All the "boat people" would not fill the MCG seats. It's been blown out of all proportion.

They're not flooding in or taking over. 

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ah ok, i get where you are coming from, it wasn't a political party thing it was the particular subject you have a problem with.

[poddster]

Nothing in that OP made me angry it is simply a statement of the situation as it is . Dit it anger you? 

[izabsmiling]

NS, Lacking intent doesn't mean something isn't hate speech .

[izabsmiling]

and while 

Myer apologises for NDIS remarks after social media backlash

Major retailer Myer has been forced to apologise in the wake of comments by their CEO Bernie Brookes criticising the Government’s proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme.

we had this 

http://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/Medicare-levy-hike-to-pay-for-the-NDIS/td-p/103226/...

re disabled Australians

[nero_bolt]

It would seem in the obsessive world of the above that you cant have an opinion that isnt theirs (or the posters above)  because if you do its called hate speech. Seems that I am the personal target of the above obsession and their vendetta. 

To me the above obsession with my posts is a form of  HATE speech directed towards me and an unhealthy personal dispute and obsession with my opinion and posts by the poster.  Border line cyber bullying or is it full on cyber bullying by the above poster/s? 

[izabsmiling]

Pepe, I think that Spreading words of hate and  fear = encouraging others to hate and fear

and possibly encouages them to hurt themselves and/or other human beings