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Free Speech Vs Hate Speech

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There have been various discussions on the scope of freedom of expression. What some may see as a clear cut right based on democracy, others have suffered the harms that sometimes come with free speech. This has led to efforts to distinguish between free speech and hate speech. This essay seeks to evaluate and validate whether the illustration being discussed qualifies as free speech or as hate speech. It will achieve this by: firstly giving an in depth discussion on free speech, its methods and influencers. Secondly, the essay will discuss hate speech and how to distinguish between free speech and hate speech. Thirdly, there will be a critical discussion of whether the picture of the toilet paper containing the face of President Vladimir Putin …show more content…

Larry alexander considers a few deontological theories and the outcome free speech will bring. The first is the liberal non-appropriation theory which is against the unconsented appropriation of anyone’s labour, talents or organs. He also considers free speech as an essential tool to democratic decision making. This theory comes in three different forms, the first being the general theory. This derives the right to free speech from the democratic necessity of an informed nation. This will ensure that citizens are able to properly elect candidates as they have access to information regarding governmental performance. The second form is the public discourse theory which derives free speech from the necessity of an unregulated open talk in framing public opinion which stand as basis of democratic decision …show more content…

Secondly, the speech or act should incite fear or coerce their target. Lastly, an act qualifies as hate speech if it seeks to defame one’s character. David Archard seeks to explain hate speech in two different ways he states that an act or speech is hateful if it expresses hate to another and if the recipient is offended by the speech or act. He goes further to state that the wrongfulness of some free speech or act doesn’t lie in the reaction it provokes but its intentions and the best way to figure this out is through insult analysis. This is essential in distinguishing what this essay seeks to

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