• Ephera@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Expressing that a politician is bad at their job is not hate speech. That is an opinion and very much protected by free speech.

    Hate speech is a very specific term: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech
    I introduced the term into this discussion, because I assumed, the commenter above me meant that.

    • Marius@mastodonapp.uk
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      1 year ago

      @Ephera Unfortunately, they like to mark anything they don’t agree as hate speech, espionage act, etc. And there have been cases of detainment for shaming the establishment.