Who gets to decide what constitutes hate speech in the first place?

I Googled it (the irony does not escape me): ‘The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) states that “any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law.”’

Every country draws a different line between Freedom of Speech and Censorship. In Australia it is illegal to say something that “offends” the person hearing it. That has led to commentators being convicted of offending some of their listeners.

Why is it that only Left Wing views are politically correct?

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Al Black

I work in IT, Community volunteer interested in Politics, support Capitalism as the best economic system for lifting people out of poverty, Skeptical scientist.