Oct 21, 2019 07:00:00

Should hate speech be protected by 'freedom of speech'?

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In some countries, academic freedom is restricted, and research that violates national policy is not possible. Limiting academic freedom and freedom of speech is considered a danger in democracy because human thought hinders the pursuit of academics, but on the other hand, allowing all freedom is also problematic. There is. Dominique O'Sullivan, an associate professor of political science at Charles Start University, argues that hate speech that attacks based on race, ethnicity, and gender should be allowed as freedom of speech .

There are differences between free speech, hate speech and academic freedom – and they matter
https://theconversation.com/there-are-differences-between-free-speech-hate-speech-and-academic-freedom-and-they-matter-124764

At the beginning of October 2019, a poster and sticker affixed to the Auckland Institute of Technology had a discussion . This poster, which was affixed to somebody, had a message directly against “anti-discrimination” such as “Let's regain control of our country”. To protest this poster, 1300 students and teachers signed an open letter stating that “there is no place in the university to claim white supremacy or racism” I challenged the vice president, who had expressed the view that there was no gender.

In response, the deputy president said, “The most important thing is that some people in the university are threatened by the view of white supremacy, and for the time being there is no discussion about freedom of speech. I ’ll put it aside. ”

One case at the Auckland Institute of Technology asks the relationship between freedom of speech and hate speech that everyone can express their thoughts and conscience without being censored.

Freedom of speech and academic freedom do not matter. Regardless of the reason or objectivity, it does not matter whether the information is accurate or the opinion is good or bad. Both are essential for democracy.

Freedom of speech is important in order to express an opinion or refute the opinion at a university. Because freedom of speech is guaranteed, it is possible to write criticisms about the country and universities in papers that are part of classes and research. Therefore, we need to be very careful about limiting freedom of speech. If you can't think freely, you can't pursue academics. However, it is clear that academics will not make progress unless they have scrutinized ideas by clearing points such as “obtaining certain information” and “being intelligent”.

For this reason, in the case of a university that pursues academics, the level of scrutiny of “whether or not it is rational” is high. Not everything you like is called “academic freedom”. In response to a case at the Auckland University of Technology, Andrew Little, New Zealand's Justice Minister, said, “There is no freedom of speech intended to protect white supremacy.”

by Vasily Koloda

As can be seen from Little's words, hate speech is the element that limits freedom of speech and academic freedom.

According to the United Nations , hate speech is defined as follows:

“Persons and groups are 'they', that is, attacks based on religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, pedigree, gender, identity elements, and speeches, documents, Any communication including actions '

When the poster on the Auckland Institute of Technology claims to 'regain control of our country' and counter 'anti-discrimination', the person making the claim deprives the opponent of free speech and academic freedom You want to be excluded from democracy. Discrimination that denies the human rights of certain people is something that cannot be overlooked in a democratic society.

For this reason, freedom of speech is limited in Australia by the “Racial Discrimination Act 1975”. In 2014, a lawyer argued that the above law imposes unreasonable restrictions on 'freedom with prejudice'. A survey published in 2018 also points out that the freedom of speech at universities has been drastically reduced in recent years. On the other hand, a study commissioned by the Australian government showed that the crisis about freedom of speech did not come to the university.