Why? Hatespeech causes death and a measurably large quantity of it. Treating it with the seriousness of the consequences it creates is in fact sensible.
This has several benefits, it prevents the politicians from using it as a weapon, since they can't actually say anything homophobic without imprisonment.
In the longterm you do re-education instead. But this is perfectly good in the interim.
all hatespeech also has the same effect: driving political minorities out of public life, building the base for fascism to grow its roots. it's the degree of harm that varies, not the kind. so the severity of the response should also vary but a socialist society should absolutely outlaw hatespeech, just as it should expropriate private property. reeducation should absolutely follow for everyone but committed fascists. bigots should be afraid to spew their bile. is it harsh? absolutely. but as someone who's personally been chased by a group of bigots screaming slurs with the obvious intent to beat me, allowing them to move openly only helps them build power and enables precisely those sorts of attacks.
I think they are being a little unserious. Maybe they're in a mood or something. I don't think this approach would increase hatred except to the state, but you would also literally have most of society in prison, so . . .
the more serious answer is that you suspend the sentences for minor offenders and attempt to rehabilitate them. repeat offenders need to be separated from society with more intensive reeducation. but the threat needs to be there to prevent them from organizing against the state by stoking latent bigotries.
Why? Hatespeech causes death and a measurably large quantity of it. Treating it with the seriousness of the consequences it creates is in fact sensible.
This has several benefits, it prevents the politicians from using it as a weapon, since they can't actually say anything homophobic without imprisonment.
In the longterm you do re-education instead. But this is perfectly good in the interim.
deleted by creator
neither is manslaughter. reduced or stayed sentences make sense but it's still best to stamp it out.
deleted by creator
all hatespeech also has the same effect: driving political minorities out of public life, building the base for fascism to grow its roots. it's the degree of harm that varies, not the kind. so the severity of the response should also vary but a socialist society should absolutely outlaw hatespeech, just as it should expropriate private property. reeducation should absolutely follow for everyone but committed fascists. bigots should be afraid to spew their bile. is it harsh? absolutely. but as someone who's personally been chased by a group of bigots screaming slurs with the obvious intent to beat me, allowing them to move openly only helps them build power and enables precisely those sorts of attacks.
deleted by creator
they can feel however they like. the important thing is that there's a threat of violence associated with continuing to be a bigot.
deleted by creator
it's not pleasant, but it's important to remember that they can opt out of future consequences by simply choosing to be different.
the targets of their hate don't have that luxury. they will always be targets.
deleted by creator
I think they are being a little unserious. Maybe they're in a mood or something. I don't think this approach would increase hatred except to the state, but you would also literally have most of society in prison, so . . .
the more serious answer is that you suspend the sentences for minor offenders and attempt to rehabilitate them. repeat offenders need to be separated from society with more intensive reeducation. but the threat needs to be there to prevent them from organizing against the state by stoking latent bigotries.
deleted by creator
deleted by creator
deleted by creator
deleted by creator