Harman Hate Speech And Matthew Desmond's Analysis

Both Jeremy Waldron's book, the Harman Hate Speech, and Matthew Desmond's analysis of the housing crisis in America talk about the harm in social hierarchies due to external factors such as poverty and bias. While Waldron's argument about assurance versus dignity in terms of preserving one's right to free speech emphasizes Americans' constitutional rights, Desmond's eviction is an in-depth portrayal of actual real-life American stories that the justice system has betrayed. Both Harms in Hate Speech and Evicted highlight the importance of injustice and the humanitarian need for survival when faced with the theme of just relationships and individuality. During part three of Desmond's eviction, the readers follow the story of Arlene and her two

For Arleen, relationships with others besides her children became a means of survival instead of something that would be a positive force in her life. In Jeremy Waldron's final chapter of The Harm in Hate Speech, he brings up the argument of tolerance and calumny. Toleration is crucial when observing relationships since it allows individuals to gain knowledge of social customs and interactions. While observing the case of Osborne VR, Waldron states, "Is a tolerant society just a free society free from religious persecution, or is it a society in which people cohabit and deal with one another despite their religious differences in an atmosphere of civility and respect, an atmosphere that is not disfigured by grotesque defamations of the sort that we saw in the case of our V Osborne" (Waldron 206). The feeling of tolerance when faced with navigating a struggle in a relationship, especially as Americans, is a testament to how social hierarchies and social expectations play a role in the ideologies of a harmonious