It is my opinion that a combination of differential justice (I don't especially like the term "two-tier policing" for various reasons) and censorship is only going to create dissidents who, to use an old phrase, consider "being hanged for a sheep as a lamb" to be the way forward. I'm a free-speech hardliner at the best of times, and, from my point of view, making things unsayable is simply a way of causing things to fester. To take just two examples - deliberately chosen because they relate to things I strongly support - "Antisemitism" and "homophobia" have created situations where a) some people have developed a deep resentment of Jews and LGB *because they have not been allowed to speak about their negative opinions*, and b) the rest of us haven't been able to see how deep the hatred of these groups runs until it erupted. Legally protecting certain groups is counter-productive and inherently unfair, and guarantees a far worse outcome than allowing free-speech but allowing social convention to decide the limits.
I know this gets complicated when we get to incitement, defamation etc, but I'm not talking about edge cases like that. I'm specifically talking about legally protecting certain groups from hearing things they don't like.
Couldn’t agree more Jeremy. I can only quote the title of Andrew Doyle’s article, These are dark times for free speech.
Although you may not like the phrase ‘two tier policing’, it does work as shorthand in the way that ‘woke’ does and Two Tier Keir is the perfect name for him, although in intersectional terms, two tiers aren’t enough 😁
I notice one bloke got sent down for shouting at the police!
Starmer should come to one of the Let Women Speak rallies to experience some choice shouting ( from the TRAs, of course) - though they don't seem to have turned up at the last two. However there are lots of good examples on Kellie-Jay's You Tube channel he, Ms Rayner and Ms Cooper could check out!
Really love this. Don't you miss the concept of a principle? I blame hipsters.
Glad you enjoyed it, Dean 😊
Yes, I miss principles!!
I'm not sure that Two Tier Keir can be described as a hipster!! There's another word. W... something W...can't think of it
😊
Dusty
Woman? He does seem confused
Haha he does have problems with the word 'woman' 😊
What a brilliant photo 👏👏👏 and thanks as ever Dusty for your 🥇work.
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You're welcome, TT and I do love the photo
Dusty
It is my opinion that a combination of differential justice (I don't especially like the term "two-tier policing" for various reasons) and censorship is only going to create dissidents who, to use an old phrase, consider "being hanged for a sheep as a lamb" to be the way forward. I'm a free-speech hardliner at the best of times, and, from my point of view, making things unsayable is simply a way of causing things to fester. To take just two examples - deliberately chosen because they relate to things I strongly support - "Antisemitism" and "homophobia" have created situations where a) some people have developed a deep resentment of Jews and LGB *because they have not been allowed to speak about their negative opinions*, and b) the rest of us haven't been able to see how deep the hatred of these groups runs until it erupted. Legally protecting certain groups is counter-productive and inherently unfair, and guarantees a far worse outcome than allowing free-speech but allowing social convention to decide the limits.
I know this gets complicated when we get to incitement, defamation etc, but I'm not talking about edge cases like that. I'm specifically talking about legally protecting certain groups from hearing things they don't like.
I agree, Jeremy
I think the Free Speech Union are going to be busy!!
Dusty
Couldn’t agree more Jeremy. I can only quote the title of Andrew Doyle’s article, These are dark times for free speech.
Although you may not like the phrase ‘two tier policing’, it does work as shorthand in the way that ‘woke’ does and Two Tier Keir is the perfect name for him, although in intersectional terms, two tiers aren’t enough 😁
I'll stick with Two Tier for the moment.
I notice one bloke got sent down for shouting at the police!
Starmer should come to one of the Let Women Speak rallies to experience some choice shouting ( from the TRAs, of course) - though they don't seem to have turned up at the last two. However there are lots of good examples on Kellie-Jay's You Tube channel he, Ms Rayner and Ms Cooper could check out!
Dusty
How about this
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk2tC3Yw_oU
Thanks TT and I'll check this out later 😊
I know - the character-limit on Twitter is brutalising language! 😁 😁