Labor Party threatens free speech: Written and spoken words can cause actual harm, the guilty must be subject to effective sanctions.
The Australian Labor Party’s consultation draft claims to “distill the policies and enduring values that Labor aspires to implement in government.” According to the document, “all Australians have the right to exercise their freedom of speech” (p.187; 120), but with that freedom comes the responsibility not to “harm” others with your words. “Australia’s anti-vilification laws strike an appropriate balance between the right to free speech and protection from the harm of hate speech” (121). Words, either written or spoken, can cause actual harm, beyond “mere offence,” according to the ALP. Those who abuse the “responsibilities that come with freedom of…
Court rules Donald Trump cannot block anyone on Twitter as it violate their free speech
A New York judge has ruled President Donald Trump cannot legally block offensive or trolling Twitter users because it violates their right to free speech in a “public forum.” I sued the President, and I won. https://t.co/hE3rWcxIAY — RPBP (@rpbp) May 23, 2018 United States district judge Naomi Reice Buchwald said, “The president presents the @realDonaldTrump account as being a presidential account as opposed to a personal account and, more importantly, uses the account to take action that can be taken only by the president as president.” The Knight First Amendment Institute, representing seven plaintiffs who had been blocked, brought…
Watch Jordan B. Peterson on Bill Maher discussing political correctness and free speech
Professor Jordan B. Peterson and Bill Maher discuss the poison of political correctness and the necessary fight for free speech. Language warning. First of all it’s hard to make people safe because life is seriously not safe. The way that you make people resilient is by exposing them to the things that they’re afraid of and that make them uncomfortable, voluntarily, but you use exposure. So, if you over coddle people, if you protect them from everything that’s sharp, you make them dull and stupid and narcissistic, and it’s a really bad idea. You can watch the exchange in the…
Using your free speech doesn’t make you a champion of free speech
Earlier this week Liberty Victoria awarded Yassmin Abdel-Magied the 2018 Young Voltair Award. In a series of tweets, Abdel-Magied announced, “I won an award for Free Speech y’all. This one is for all those young Muslims and POC [people of colour] in Aus and around the world who know their equality is conditional, but know they need to speak anyway… And for all those who tried to silence me… Eat your hearts out.” This one is for all those young Muslims and POC in Aus and around the world who know their equality is conditional, but know they need to speak…
Civil Rights Activist Leaves Audience Speechless: “Look Beyond Race… America Is Drowning Because It’s in Moral and Spiritual Freefall”
“The big crisis facing America is not racial. It is the moral and spiritual freefall that is consuming our children.”
Bookshop Offers Free Bibles After Powerful Speech at Freedom Rally Prompts Renewed Interest In God
“When the state is not restrained by a law greater than itself, it will become a law unto itself,” Evelyn said.
Hillary Clinton: “We Lose Total Control” If Social Media Fails to Moderate Speech
“If they don’t moderate and monitor the content, we lose total control,” Clinton admitted.
Javier Milei Slams the UN for Ditching Freedom for Socialism, Calls “Lockdowns a Crime Against Humanity!”
“Applying more socialism to cure the consequences of socialism only deepens the problem.”
Dr. Ben Carson Accepts Role as Trump’s Faith Advisor and Emissary for Freedom
“In order to reestablish ourselves as ‘that shining city upon a hill,’ we must acknowledge we are One Nation Under God…”
Australian Pro-Life Advocate Wins Academic Freedom Case Against Pro-Abortion Activists
“I’m doing this for our freedoms, for all Australians who are sick and tired of the bullying and the harassment of the radical left who expect us all to comply with their Woke religion.”
Pakistan’s Two-Tier Policing: Christian Mum Falsely Accused of Offending Islam Arrested, Muslim Lynch Mob Goes Free
“The poor woman will now have to suffer in prison for years while her two children will be deprived of her love and care.”
“It’s No Longer a Theory, It’s Reality”: Speech Goes Viral With Over 30 Million Views in Just 24 Hours
“The world is clearly ready for this conversation…”
Christ is King and Hate Speech: Have Conservatives Betrayed Their Christian Base?
“Christus Rex is a foundational belief that has underpinned Western Civilisation for the length of its lifespan so far.”
‘For Freedom and Democracy’: A Million Brazilians March Against President Lula’s Authoritarian Regime
“The protests take place amid concerns that Brazil’s President, Lula da Silva, is currently installing a brutal authoritarian regime based on the radical suppression of basic human rights and freedoms.”
Vindicated U.K. Councillor: Christian Beliefs Are Not Hate Speech
“Significant factions of the Conservative Party have turned their back on their own supporters and values.”
Nicaragua Frees Church Leaders Falsely Imprisoned for “Misinformation”: Their Example Is a Warning Sign For the West
“The plight of Alverez and the Nicaraguan church in general speaks volumes about how misinformation/disinformation laws can quickly deteriorate into weapons of forced speech and mass censorship.”
New ACL Boss Slam-Dunks CPAC Speech
“Who would have thought, that Australia could become a society that persecutes Christians, or other faiths, for simply adhering to their fundamental beliefs on gender, and life.”
Real Champions of Freedom Are in Every Age Hostile to Pornography
“There are all kinds of legitimate and necessary restrictions on every kind of liberty man has, and these are necessary for the maintenance of liberty, because liberty cannot be equated with anarchy.”
What Albanese’s ‘ANZAC’s Were Racist’ Speech Got Right and What It Got Horribly Wrong
“The ‘Yes’ campaign’s subliminal insertion into the PM’s speech was an abuse of the office’s ANZAC Day platform.”
School Board Who Fired Christian Coach for Praying Will Pay $1.7 Million in Win for Religious Freedom
“His alleged crime? Kneeling to offer a 15-second, quiet personal prayer in the centre of the field after three games.”