... wrote on Jul 26
th, 2013 at 8:24am:
muso wrote on Jul 25
th, 2013 at 10:38pm:
Well it should be intuitive. Intolerance is the opposite of tolerance
What is intuitive, is that you've conjured up some magical exceptions to suit your ends.
They are antonyms. It's like saying that dry is just another type of wet. Obviously it isn't. There is nothing difficult or magical about that.
Quote: Quote:Are you tolerating somebody if you break their nose?
Perhaps I broke it by accident. Perhaps I broke it in the ring.
If I chose to break their nose our of anger,
I obviously had had enough of tolerating them, which is fine - I don't think it's the great virtue that you do. The better analogy is whether I would tolerate someone breaking someone elses nose. The answer in most cases, is yes. Ain't my business.
That's right. If you are breaking their nose in anger, you are not tolerating them. Good.
Quote:Define "hate speech". If you dpon't want to, I'll just use my intuitive definition - anything deemed contrary to the prevailing ideology.
Victoria defines it best, but all States have laws against discrimination and vilification, and these laws have been supported by governments from both sides of politics.
Quote:A person must not, on the ground of the religious belief or activity of another person or class of persons, engage in conduct that incites hatred against, serious contempt for, or revulsion or severe ridicule of, that other person or class of persons.
Note: "engage in conduct" includes use of the internet or e-mail to publish or transmit statements or other material.
Section 11 of the Act provides this concession in favour of freedom of expression:
A person does not contravene section 7 or 8 if the person establishes that the person's conduct was engaged in reasonably and in good faith—
(a) in the performance, exhibition or distribution of an artistic work; or
(b) in the course of any statement, publication, discussion or debate made or held, or any other conduct engaged in, for—
(i) any genuine academic, artistic, religious or scientific purpose; or
(ii) any purpose that is in the public interest; or
(c) in making or publishing a fair and accurate report of any event or matter of public interest.