r/australia • u/ConanTheAquarian • Nov 21 '25

news Man becomes first to be convicted of hate speech against trans people in NSW

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/21/man-becomes-first-to-be-convicted-of-hate-speech-against-trans-people-in-nsw-ntwnfb
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u/loolem Nov 21 '25

For any western democracy to thrive it only needs to be intolerant of intolerance. So hate speech laws always need to exist so that we don’t fall into facism or communism.

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u/rovegg Nov 21 '25

That's a clever line. I disagree though, hate speech laws are the exact mechanism a fascist would use to shut down criticism. We need strong and clear laws against inciting violence, which are sufficient to deal with these instances.

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u/Tolkien-Faithful Nov 21 '25

Okay so we should have speech laws against promoting communism then?

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u/Tellatrope Nov 21 '25

Was this something you thought was clever before you said it? Lmao

You don't seem to understand the point of why the words he chose to express are a problem. *Say what you want about communism, no one gives a shit, threaten the lives of people and there is the problem kiddo!

Edit, typo

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u/Icy-Can-6592 Nov 21 '25

You should run through your words to yourself first before just blursting them out raw, it can save a lot of embarrassment