AvaddonLFC ☄️ 🤘@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 年前Do you find it oppressive that online communities tend to restrict freedom of expression to an "acceptable" degree for their theme/userbase?message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDo you find it oppressive that online communities tend to restrict freedom of expression to an "acceptable" degree for their theme/userbase?AvaddonLFC ☄️ 🤘@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 年前message-square23fedilinkfile-text
I’m talking about things such as restricting hate speech, discrimination etc. Like we did with rule 7.
minus-squareUlu-Mulu-no-die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 年前Hate speech and discrimination are illegal in many countries, I don’t see how respecting the law can be seen as “oppressive”.
minus-squaremoreeni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 年前So if they make a law opressing some people would doing something discriminatory against those people be less opressive because it’s legal now?
minus-squareyoung_broccoli@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 年前They are asking if, according to your logic, slavery was not oppressive because it was legal. Legality has nothing to do with fairness nor justice. Laws are a tool of control and most of them are oppressive
minus-squareUlu-Mulu-no-die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 年前We’re talking about laws made to protect people, not oppress them, comparing them to slavery being legal in the past is quite a stretch.
Hate speech and discrimination are illegal in many countries, I don’t see how respecting the law can be seen as “oppressive”.
So if they make a law opressing some people would doing something discriminatory against those people be less opressive because it’s legal now?
What?
They are asking if, according to your logic, slavery was not oppressive because it was legal.
Legality has nothing to do with fairness nor justice. Laws are a tool of control and most of them are oppressive
We’re talking about laws made to protect people, not oppress them, comparing them to slavery being legal in the past is quite a stretch.