All Annotations of Hate speech or free speech? What much of West bans is protected in U.S. - International Herald Tribune[Preview]

saved byliveinfreedom . on 2008-06-12

• "In Canada, the right to freedom of expression is not absolute, nor should it be," the commission's statement said. "By portraying Muslims as all sharing the same negative characteristics, including being a threat to 'the West,' this explicit expression of Islamophobia further perpetuates and promotes prejudice toward Muslims and others."
• "The problem with so-called hate speech laws is that they're not about facts," he said in a telephone interview. "They're about feelings."
• . "Western governments are becoming increasingly comfortable with the regulation of opinion.
• he First Amendment really does distinguish the U.S., not just from Canada but from the rest of the Western world."