Comment on Is it possible to have a "free speech" platform that simultaneously stops "hate speech"?

• muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is not how proof by contradiction works. And I’m not versed enough in the subject of proofs to explain how.

  Im trying to prove its impossible. I assumed that u can reconcile free/hate speach. We are arguing about what is hate speach thus proving we cant reconcile the concepts therefore the assumption cannot be true therefore it must be impossible.

  “A proof by contradiction is a method of proving a statement by assuming the opposite statement is true, and then showing that this assumption leads to a logical contradiction.” - dr gpt

  It’s not the subjective experience of the offended what makes it hate speech, but the perceived intention of the offender.

  hate speech noun [ U ]

  public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation (= the fact of being gay, etc.):

  • Cambridge dictionary

  So its about the expression of hate by the speach itself not the intention or perception of either party.

  This raises the question what is hate?

  hate

  verb [ I or T ]

  to dislike someone or something very much:

  • Cambridge dictionary

  Misgendering someone is not an “expression of dislike towards someone or something very much” as it is passing no judgement (well unless ur a sexist who sees sex/gender as a value judgement). Its not encouraging violence and its not doing any of this based on race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

  You haven’t answered any of my questions friend.

  None of ur questions are relevent to disproving my clear and concise logical argument. You have failed to address my argument the first time and i simply assumed i didnt explain it clearly enough hence why i ignored the questions that didnt relate to the argument itself and chose to explain my argument more clearly in what i though where simpler terms.

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