here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Kateb writes: \u201cThe defense of worthless and harmful expression must be at the center of the defense of freedom of expression as a fundamental right.\u201d1<\/sup>. Such a principle is ineffective if it does not cover worthless expression like hate speech, so I agree that to defend freedom of expression one must should concentrate their arguments against the cases of expression seen as the most<\/i> harmful. I have defended the right to civil freedom of expression, but in cases like Malema\u2019s I think society has a responsibility to deal with the problem of hate speech. That does not necessitate that the state get involved, for the reasons I have argued in this essay. Rather, we should prefer another method, such as making the hate-speaker a pariah, or try to reason them away from their position. Whether these methods could work or whether there really is such a means of solving the problem of hate speech is a whole other topic up for discussion. I am optimistic about the prospects, however.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
My purpose has been to first defend freedom of expression, (showing why Mill\u2019s arguments are insufficient to cover worthless expression like hate speech, followed by an outline of a rights-based approach to arguing against limitations on such expression) followed by an examination of the reasons for wanting to have state-restrictions on hate speech. I conclude that hate-speakers like Malema and those that destroy the dignity of minorities (as in Waldron\u2019s examples) should be dealt with using methods other<\/i> than their expression being restricted by the state.<\/p>\n
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\n1<\/sup> Kateb, G., (1989). \u201cThe Freedom of Worthless and Harmful Speech,\u201d in Liberalism without Illusions: Essays on Liberal Theory and the Political Vision of Judith N. Shklar<\/i>, ed. Bernard Yack, Chicago: University of Chicago Press. \u00a0p.232<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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