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Submitted | first-name | support | top-concern | message | template |
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2024-10-21 14:20:07 +02:00 | Augusto | No I do not | All of the above | No I do not | |
2024-10-18 15:40:57 +02:00 | Tracy | No I do not | The Bill is vague and ambiguous | Yes I do | |
2024-10-16 20:56:53 +02:00 | Anita | No I do not | All of the above | Yes I do | |
2024-10-16 01:57:56 +02:00 | Albert | Not fully | Other | Greetings, and thanks for taking my comment. I would never disagree with anti hate speech laws, but South Africa is a very unique country that cannot be run and governed like other countries. It's history and tensions are unique, and so to will be the outcomes of the laws the government chooses to pass. While the intention may be good, hate speech laws can be greatly abused through conflict baiting, and due the law self defense no guarantees jail time. The exact same exploit is used by groups such as the LGBTQ in the US, where they are protected, then they bait the public in conflict, and the individual bites back it's considered hate speech, it's a massive legal loophole that's abused. You can pass this law but there will come a time in the future where we will all need to grow up and move past these protections laws and barriers from words Asif it's actual guns and bullets. We've become so psychologically weak and fragile we can't even mentally survive a minor insult anymore because of all the social inclusivity, acceptance and sensitivity narratives. It will be our downfall, humans can be stronger, but we need to face life , with free will, the good and bad. Pass the bill, but you'll soon see the exploits. The true way to determine real hate speech is actually context and intent, always has been. Thanks for consideration Albert | No I do not |
2024-10-15 20:23:41 +02:00 | Lesley | No I do not | All of the above | Yes I do | |
2024-10-15 16:08:02 +02:00 | Anelda | No I do not | All of the above | Yes I do | |
2024-10-12 10:41:52 +02:00 | Teresa | No I do not | All of the above | Yes I do | |
2024-10-12 07:23:38 +02:00 | Sam | Yes I do | No concern | It is important that the bill do away with racist rhetoric | No I do not |
2024-10-11 21:03:09 +02:00 | Jan | No I do not | Constitutionality of the Bill | This Bill is completely nd totally unnecessary, and will give people wiht a hidden agenda a tool to shut down open and honest dialogue. The definitions of 'hate speech' are 'suitably vague', so that people can be prosecuted simply by not agreeing with the narrative pushed by organisations with a subversive agenda. | Yes I do |
2024-10-11 19:51:05 +02:00 | Walt | Not fully | Other | Will this be enforced equally? Will it be not be classified as hate speech if, in the same sentance, the race is swapped? If the current landscape is anything to go by, it seems that "hate speech" directed at one race is accepted, and "hate speech" directed at the other is not. It seems the past is the only thing that we can focus on, not building a future. | No I do not |
Comments as delivered to the Presidency as of 13 March 2024
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