Wednesday, March 02, 2011

British Leftist politician says that calling Israelis Nazis is not hate speech

In that case, I wonder what would be hate speech? Only speech directed against the Left, I imagine. How about calling Ms. Jackson a Nazi? I wonder how that would go down? Her attitude to Jews certainly seems similar,
"You can call Israelis Nazis and compare Gaza to a concentration camp - but that is not preaching hatred, according to Labour MP Glenda Jackson.

Ms Jackson, who won her Hampstead and Kilburn seat with a majority of just 42 votes in the general election, submitted herself to a grilling by Jewish constituents at London's Belsize Square Synagogue this week.

The MP dug her heels in when asked by a Birmingham student about hate speech on campus. The student was distressed by the comments made at Birmingham Palestine Society by a visiting speaker, Mike Prysner, who compared Israel's actions with the Holocaust.

But Ms Jackson was unmoved. Free speech on campus was "precious", she said, adding: "I don't think that is hate speech,

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

"Political correctness is a greater threat to our freedoms and liberties than is terrorism..." ... but then again I am full of shit.

Anonymous said...

JJR - so are you supporting her stance on free expression on University campuses or condemning her?