• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    13 hours ago

    I’m a little surprised to hear people so willing to let the government of Ireland determine who they are allowed to hate and for what reasons.

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      2 hours ago

      You are making such a useless point that requires minimal effort or thought. It would be better if you actually shared a tangible concern rather than providing a strawman argument meant to cause an irrational fear in people reading your comment.

      For example, you could have shared which group of people you want to be a protected class and is not by Irish law; or which group of people is currently a protected class by Irish law and should not be. At least, then, you would have brought up a real concern about how the Irish government is determining hate speech; because right now, all you are doing is fear mongering.

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      12 hours ago

      Because at this point, I trust the Irish government more than Reddit to make proper moderation judgements.

      It’s not a high bar, and not ideal… but I feel social media’s raging internal issues have overshadowed the fear of governments worming their way inside, at least in my eyes.