Blueshoe wrote: » "Genuine racist propaganda" stop the lights
Dytalus wrote: » Indeed. This is not a failing of the Gardaí, so much as it is a failing of the legislature. Ireland only has one piece of hate crime legislation: the Incitement to Hatred act, 1989. The act makes it illegal to create and distribute hateful material, designed to incite hatred of groups of people. You'll note that our legislation doesn't actually make attacking someone based on their ethnicity/orientation/religion a hate crime. Only the creation and distribution of material that is likely to stir up hatred. Which is pretty lacking as far as hate legislation goes.
recedite wrote: » Attacking somebody is already a crime. Incitement to hatred (which also includes hate speech, verbal abuse etc.) is a crime. We also have extensive equality laws under the Equal Status Act. I think that's all the bases covered. Are we missing anything? What could possibly happen to upset a member of an ethnic minority that would not be an offence, right now, under one or other of the above?
You'll note that our legislation doesn't actually make attacking someone based on their ethnicity/orientation/religion a hate crime.
recedite wrote: » Interestingly, you'll note that our legislation doesn't actually make attacking someone while attacker is wearing a hat having the word "dickhead" written on it, a specific crime. When are the politicians going to fix this glaring loophole?
cookie1977 wrote: » You're focused on one (albeit serious) comment, but what about all the rest??
Stephen15 wrote: » I made a tongue in cheek gesture to make rhe point that the term racist is being thrown around like confetti at anything and everything. Having issues with immigration does not make one a racist. Some people don't like cold hard facts that don't show immigration in a positive light. I have no problem with people of other skin colours living in Ireland as long as they enter legally through a path of controlled immigration. I don't have an issue with induvidual Muslims but yes I do have an issue with Islam as I believe it is a barbaric, medieval ideology which views women as second class citizens. In fact when you talk about hate crimes I think that Islam is fairly hate filled ideology which promotes a toxic hate filled rhetoric which incites hate groups like ISIS, Al-Queda and Boko Haram. Criticising Islam is not racist as Islam for a start is not a race. If criticising Islam is racist then so too is criticising Christianity, Judaism, Facism, Communism etc. racist.
ILoveYourVibes wrote: » What has that got to do with Gemma O'Doherty?
DubInMeath wrote: » Why are you afraid that your going to be attacked for your fashion sense?
Kimsang wrote: » I saw people call stephen a racist (overheal) and I asked could show me where stephen is being racist. I was told to check myself. That is why I'm focusing on this comment, which seems to be the source of him being called a racist, although as of yet no-one has confirmed this, because the people that are calling stephen a racist lack integrity. Could you or any that calls Stephen a racist please provide proof, since it is so demonstrable.
Kimsang wrote: » Anyone who sees this post as anything other than tongue-in-cheek is willfully ignorant to the point of having no integrity. This seems to be a lot of people.
Overheal wrote: » No true Scotsman...
Overheal wrote: » Uhm the context is all there. Maybe you missed the floundering conversation where he worked very hard to keep Brown countries out of his definition of the first world, while including numerous third world countries in his “first world” examples. Why derail the thread: if you’ve read the thread you’d know that yes he admits to being a proud racist and has argued for treating anyone not of Irish diaspora as second rate, especially as it pertains to seeking citizenship. You don’t have to look hard when the lad thinks South Africa is “culturally backwards” and SA immigrants too dissimilar to integrate into Irish culture, but somehow Koreans, who don’t even use the same alphabet, eat dogs, etc. are more favorable immigrants from a cultural compatibility perspective. But why am I rehashing this all for you? It’s all in this thread.
Kimsang wrote: » You have incorrectly conjured a logical fallacy. Allow me to inform you. You open called the post in question a racist at least twice that I saw. I challenged this statement and asked you for evidence. You said to go check myself, which I did, and found nothing of the sort. Do you disagree with any of this?
This that you wrote for justification for calling him a racist only goes to show your bias.
I know you are not alone, there are many of your ilk that have extended the term racism to include just about anyone you disagree with. But the whole lot of you are wrong, and shamefully so.
Hunky Monster wrote: » Read the last 20 or so pages and I just found out I’m a massive racist too, thanks overheal. Boards.ie code: If you’re not a radical leftist you’re a racist. If you don’t believe what I believe there’s no discussion, you’re wrong. I can’t give any examples you being racist but you are cos I said so. Context means nothing. Nothing. Oh and you’re the one defending antifa on another thread. Just ****ing wow.
Overheal wrote: » What are you even talking about.
that conversation cemented for me at least that Stephen15 is a racist.
Kimsang wrote: » You know how you can end this discussion? Give an example or provide proof of how he is a racist. You continue to supply red herrings and move the goalposts, but you already said it was demonstrably true. But you were clearly lying, as you've been given ample opportunity at this stage.
For me at least? What the hell does that mean, he's either a racist or he's not. Subjective bull**** is not allowed in defamation laws. "Your Honour I promise, for me at least it seemed he was a racist" You think this would hold up in a court of law?
Overheal wrote: » See my previous post. I haven’t shifted any goalposts or supplied any red herrings. It is demonstrably true, you just have to get the thumb out and read the thread, it’s bad manners to jump late into a thread and be this obtuse about it. It means I speak (and think) for myself. I never said he “seemed like a racist” I’m telling you that the lad is a racist, demonstrated on this thread that you’re too lazy to go back and read. Until you do, I’m not sure what kind of constructive engagement you hope we would have.
Kimsang wrote: » I have read this thread and you're talking bollocks,
Overheal wrote: » Afraid not.
Kimsang wrote: » Afraid so? wanna continue to play this game? You can end it by supplying proof. Its impossible for me to prove the negative that Stephen is not a racist, I suspect you know that and is why you are framing the discussion in this way.
Overheal wrote: » You are correct in saying it is impossible to prove a negative. Fortunately there isn’t a negative to prove. I have supplied more than enough information for you to get to the posts/conversation in this thread you claim to have read (but clearly haven’t). So you’ve lied to me, and insinuated I have no integrity: so I literally have no motivation to extend you the courtesy of a post#, link, or direct quotes to part of the thread. Just, all you have to do, is go do the thing you claimed to have done already: read the thread, or at the very least find the conversation using the information I already supplied to you in good faith.
Kimsang wrote: » Could you please direct me to evidence of this? It is quite the claim...
Overheal wrote: » It’s in the thread.
Kimsang wrote: » I have read this thread and you're talking bollocks.
Kimsang wrote: » You always offer the most insightful take on things. Not only do you always keep topics 100% on topic, you always encourage debate with your insightful words of wisdom.