Should it be a crime to express racist beliefs?

[Fort Fun Indiana]

As exemplified at USMB, if the blacks that are not already incarcerated had this law to obey the jails would triple their pipulation

Haha, I love it when you unwittingly tell on yourself.

Which is always.

 

[Midnight FM]

The Race-Traitors Declare Victory Hoping That It Will Make Whites Surrender

The only race traitors are Neo-Nazis. They make the rest of the race look and smell bad:

 

[Oddball]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

 

[Papageorgio]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

I read your post suggesting that we criminalize racist speech to finally rid our society of the last vestiges of racism. I share the frustration—racism is ignorant, ugly, and immoral. But I disagree with the idea that outlawing hateful ideas will solve the problem.

The First Amendment protects our right to speak freely—not just when we’re right, but especially when we’re wrong. It doesn’t exist to shield popular ideas; it exists to protect unpopular ones. Once we start deciding which thoughts are legal and which aren’t, we open the door to tyranny.

Today it might be racism we silence—something almost everyone agrees is evil. But tomorrow? It could be religious convictions, political dissent, or even uncomfortable truths. Censorship always starts with good intentions and ends with silencing those who think differently.

You can’t truly defeat hate by hiding it. You defeat it by exposing it, debating it, and showing a better way. That’s what a free society does. We let the light of truth and love shine so brightly that lies and hate wither in the open.

Yes, racism is vile. But making speech illegal—even hateful speech—would make us less free, not more just. And I’d rather live in a country where people are free to speak—even if I hate what they say—than in one where the government decides which opinions are allowed.

That’s how we preserve liberty. That’s how we stay true to the ideals of our Constitution and the teachings of Christ—who never forced belief, but changed hearts through truth and love.

 

[Moonglow]

As exemplified at USMB, if the blacks that are not already incarcerated had this law to obey the jails would triple their pipulation

Did you mean pimpulation?

 

[Foxfyre]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

You can't have liberty without free speech.

With very few exceptions--deliberately creating a panic, inciting a riot or whatever--you cannot have free speech and dictate what opinions, observations anybody is allowed to express.

Stating your unpopular religious beliefs or your opinions about this group or that group might make you an unsatisfactory or contemptible person in the eyes of others, but that should never ever be illegal unless the person's opinions are illegally acted out.

Private property owners are within their right to set rules for what is and is not acceptable for how their customers, employees, visitors behave, including what they say, but that should never be the prerogative of those in government.

 

[Yarddog]

**** your authoritarian bullshit. Free speech is imperative for a free society.

So who gets to decide what words constitute racism?

If words hurt you so bad you are a ******* wimp and a loser.

and thats the real issue! Arbitrarily anything you do or say can be called racist... just not that long ago I remember the push for "silence is violence" or just the presence of a white kid in a racial safe space on campus was considered an act of intimidation... so how hard is it for these people to flip just about anything you say and make it racist if it suits their needs?

 

[Invisibleflash]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

No, we got a modicum of free speech.

And who defines racism?

 

[whitehall]

Hypocrite lefties won a Supreme Court decision that allowed them to piss and shit on Old Glory in public and now they want to lock up Americans for alleged racist opinions. Anti-Semite terrorists parade in American taxpayer funded universities and they want to lock up Americans for alleged racist speech. Is there any sanity left?

 

[Soupnazi630]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

NO

Freedom of speech applies to opinions which society hates and rejects.

Speech which is accepted and approved of by society needs no protection

It is absolutely a lose lose

 

[Mac1958]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

No, it should not be a crime, unless the words are used specifically to incite violence or another crime. The First Amendment is our most important right, and it opens the door for the rights of the Amendments that follow.

We have to know what other people are thinking. We have to know who agrees with them. We have to allow ideas and opinions to flow with minimal restriction. Even ugly ideas like racism. It's how we became the leader of the Free World and most prosperous country on the planet.

The American Left still refuses to see this, but it's the Political Correctness that it weaponized to control speech that has played a large role in the rise of Trumpism. The Left attacked freedom of expression and instituted punitive rules and punishments for those who "offended" others. That created a rising resentment over the years that finally exploded in 2016.

And now we're seeing freedom of the press and expression being punished and threatened from the OTHER side.

That's what happens when people go too far, moving from proper advocacy to aggressive enforcement.

 

[Mac1958]

This is a cultural/sociological problem. This country is sick, and that's being reflected in our words and attitudes towards others.

Random laws and restrictions aren't going to fix that.

 

[Dorian Mode]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

Besides the fact that a large number of people think Math is racist, and are capable of finding racism in everything, what about racism against white people? Do black people love white people or do they hate them? Most of all the racism I see is black people hating on white people. It is very evident on this forum. Do you want to make racism against white people illegal too? The hatred blacks have for whites goes far beyond any hatred whites have for blacks. But... But... But... Oh, let me guess, white people in 2025 deserve it, but black people don't because 200 years ago the democrap party supported slavery.

 

[Godboy]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

What happens when blacks are racist? Are dems going use your new law to punish them, or are they only going to use it on whites? I think we all know the answer.

 

[Meathead]

I'm aware that Donald Trump attracts racists who support his immigration policies, though racists have rallied behind other candidates as well for one reason or another. such as Ron Paul.

You honestly think only racist support immigration enforcement?

And there are differences between races, expressing those especially since they are fact is free speech.

Woke is done. It's been put to sleep.

 

[Soupnazi630]

The only race traitors are Neo-Nazis. They make the rest of the race look and smell bad:

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And they should continue to have the right to do so

 

[berg80]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

Wouldn't that mean all the board's trumples would be in jail?

 

[dblack]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

Yes. Thoughcrime for the win.

 

[Paradoxical#1]

My thoughts are that racism has been pretty much soundly rejected by society, except for an uneducated fringe. Slavery has been abolished, and both the Republican and Democratic Party have people of various colors serving under them. And we all know that you can't be a racist and be a Christian. Jesus was a Jew and preached a message of love for all of humanity.

So, if we just made it a crime to express racist beliefs, we might be able to render the last vestiges of racism in our society obsolete. Seems like a win-win to me, and no one would miss the racists.

Here are some examples of what we could make illegal:

*Expressing hatred or violence toward people based on their race or skin color

*Expressing conspiracy theories about people of a certain racial group (e.x. Jews controlling the media)

*Expressing the belief that one race is superior or inferior to another.

Too many blacks would be in jail for racist comments if that was made law.

 

[dblack]

NO, good or bad you can believe what ever you want.
Acting on those beliefs is a different question.

Why? If you're not harming anyone else?

Some people seem to think we can control every.*******.thing with government. Some people want that. **** those people.