I’m conflicted on this. On one hand Nazis were fucking shitty people, and Neo-Nazis are shitheads too. On the other hand, freedom of speech/expression is super important. Even for these shitbirds.
Like, I don’t know for sure, doesn’t Australia have freedom of speech and stuff? If the people (even non-Nazis) don’t say anything about this, then is it possible the government will start banning other shit? Like flipping the bird.
We don’t have a properly defined freedom of speech right, although our high court has ruled that we have an implied freedom of “political communication”
Which truly doesn’t matter as we are a part of the various treaties and international frameworks mentioned on that site. Treaty law is just as valid as domestic law and as long as that is held we have a right to freedom of speech with the minor caveats of not allowing racist scum to speak freely.
I’m conflicted on this. On one hand Nazis were fucking shitty people, and Neo-Nazis are shitheads too. On the other hand, freedom of speech/expression is super important. Even for these shitbirds.
Like, I don’t know for sure, doesn’t Australia have freedom of speech and stuff? If the people (even non-Nazis) don’t say anything about this, then is it possible the government will start banning other shit? Like flipping the bird.
But also, yeah, fuck those guys.
We don’t have a properly defined freedom of speech right, although our high court has ruled that we have an implied freedom of “political communication”
https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rights-and-freedoms/freedom-information-opinion-and-expression
Which truly doesn’t matter as we are a part of the various treaties and international frameworks mentioned on that site. Treaty law is just as valid as domestic law and as long as that is held we have a right to freedom of speech with the minor caveats of not allowing racist scum to speak freely.