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Bill: Prohibition of Hate Speech Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Gukmindang
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 3448
Description[?]:
| There is an increasing amount of anti-Kyo hate speech appearing in the media, and an incredible amount of bile pouring from the mouths of Blue Shirt leaders. Incitement to racial hatred should be made a crime in Dranland. We Kyos are fed up with it, and it can be tolerated no more. Haneul Han (General Secretary of the Kyo Gukrip Pati) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding regulation of media content.
Old value:: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Current: There are laws against the publication of false information; everything else may be published freely.
Proposed: There are laws against the publication of false information and hate speech.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:57:59, February 28, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Prohibition of Hate Speech Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, although we are appalled and disgusted by the hate speech of the VBSM and its fascist cohorts, we believe that banning their rhetoric would only radicalize them even more and could be interpreted as a cowardly act from the part of the mainstream parties in order to evade discussing the Blue Shirt agenda. We shall win over the fascist idea by contrasting it with the better arguments we have, not through outlawing it. Luciano Eustáquio MP Member for Ulbrach GNP Parliamentary Leader |
| Date | 19:36:25, February 28, 2013 CET | From | Gukmindang | To | Debating the Prohibition of Hate Speech Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, the Honourable Lady Luciano Eustaquio is fortunate not to be a Kyo living in Dranland, being on the receiving end of racist discrimination and hatred. If she was, she might better understand the need for this legislation. Madam Speaker, I also query the Honourable Lady's assertion that "better arguments" are a means to tackle the problems. It is precisely *because* the racists are not interested in rational debate and respectful dialogue that this legislation is needed. She can make "better arguments" to the likes of Mr. Salazar all she likes, but that will not put a stop to his racial incitement. Haneul Han (General Secretary of the Kyo Gukrip Pati) |
| Date | 19:37:41, February 28, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Prohibition of Hate Speech Act |
| Message | OOC: Eustáquio is a dude, not a lady ;-) |
| Date | 19:44:00, February 28, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the Prohibition of Hate Speech Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, I fully understand the concerns of the Kyo people but believe that legislation will not resolve the issue of racism and anti-Kyo resentments. The VBSM has demonstrated countless times that they are not interested in the rule of law and would arbitrarily break it whenever it fits them, yes, they are even proclaiming that they "rule the streets", a notion that denies the authority of the police and the security forces altogether and is moreover threatening to the general public who are frightened of a mob rule of the uniformized thugs. What we need to do is politically encouraging tolerance and pointing out the benefits of our diversity of culture and habits. Only by establishing a general acceptance for these values we can abolish the racist sentiments and prejudices that have allowed the VBSM to arise and grow. Luciano Eustáquio MP Member for Ulbrach GNP Parliamentary Leader |
| Date | 01:38:01, March 01, 2013 CET | From | Gukmindang | To | Debating the Prohibition of Hate Speech Act |
| Message | OOC: Oops! Apologies to Mr. Eustaquio! |
| Date | 01:42:54, March 01, 2013 CET | From | Gukmindang | To | Debating the Prohibition of Hate Speech Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, the Kyos who I represent remain to be convinced that the racist hatred directed against us can be tackled by continuing to allow racist hatred to be directed at us. Dranland's political establishment seems no more willing to defend us against hate speech than against Blue Shirt hate action on the streets. This is the kind of attitude which we Kyos are fed up with, and this is why we need a new political party in Dranland to represent us. Haneul Han (General Secretary of the Kyo Gukrip Pati) |
| Date | 03:18:26, March 02, 2013 CET | From | P.A.R.D | To | Debating the Prohibition of Hate Speech Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker,I find it deplorable to suggest we do not participate in national dialogue.What is this debate,if not dialogue?The VBSM does not hate anyone,we are simply proud of our heritage,and express it in new ways,which seems to be lost on the other parties in the parliament.We are not mainstream,and that is what makes us proud. Francisco Salazar Jefe Adjunte de Partido |
| Date | 14:27:38, March 02, 2013 CET | From | Gukmindang | To | Debating the Prohibition of Hate Speech Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, if pressed I could quote many statements by Blue Shirt politicians which would demonstrate just how racist and offensive their attitudes are. Haneul Han General Secretary of the Kyo Gukrip Pati |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 268 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 377 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Moderation will not approve a Cultural Protocol request within the first 48 hours of it being requested. This is in order to give other players a chance to query the proposed changes, if they wish to do so. Moderation may be approached for advice on a proposed change, but any advice proffered should always be understood under the provisio that no final decision will be made until at least 48 hours after the request has been formally submitted for approval. |
| Random quote: "Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all." - Maximilien Robespierre |