The latest incident when reporter Helen Thomas’s commented that the Jews in Israel should “get the hell out of Palestine” might subject her to “Hate-speech” prosecution in many western Democracies like Canada and Australia. But not in the US – at least for now.
And that is great – no matter whether you agree or disagree with her we need to protect our freedom of speech. Totalitarian governments in Iran, Russia and Venezuela shut down this basic freedom early on as they took over absolute power.
The biggest problem with “Hate-speech” prosecution is that it is always selectively enforced depending on the politics of the party in power and what the underdog group is. It shuts down honest debate.
Helen Thomas got the full wrath of the media for these comments, she lost her job and that is enough if you disagree with her.
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