Helen McEntee's Hate laws

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What's wrong with racism?
 

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Even RTE are reporting that Musk is to fight McEntee’s Hate laws

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/20...pay-for-challenges-to-irish-hate-speech-bill/


Musk says he will pay for challenges to Irish hate speech bill​

Updated / Tuesday, 23 Jan 2024 18:14

Mr Musk made the comments in a 'Spaces' conversation with Gript Media on the X platform that he owns.

Mr Musk made the comments in a 'Spaces' conversation with Gript Media on the X platform that he owns.
By Brian O'Donovan
Work & Technology Correspondent

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said he will fund legal challenges to Ireland's new hate speech legislation.

Mr Musk made the comments in a 'Spaces' conversation with Gript Media on the X platform that he owns.

In the past, he has criticised plans by the Irish Government to combat hate speech and last year posted that the proposed legislation is "a massive attack on freedom of expression."

Today, Mr Musk said that his default approach is to challenge any legislation that infringes upon people's abilities to say what they want to say.


"We obviously have standing as our European Headquarters are in Ireland, we have a big office in Ireland, a big presence in Ireland so we obviously have standing," Mr Musk said.

"We will also fund the legal fees of Irish citizens who want to challenge the bill, so we'll make sure that if there is an attempt to suppress the voice of the Irish people that we do our absolute best to defend the people of Ireland and their ability to speak their mind," he added.

Ireland's existing hate speech law dates back to 1989, a pre-internet era, long before the advent of social media.

The Government's Criminal Justice (Incitement to violence or hatred and hate offences) Bill 2022 aims to tackle both incitement to hatred and hate speech.

The proposals criminalise communication or behaviour that is likely to incite violence or hatred against a group or individual because they are associated with a protected characteristic.

It says those characteristics are "race, colour, nationality, religion, national or ethnic origin, descent, gender, sex characteristics, sexual orientation and disability".
 

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Now that puberty blockers have been banned in the UK there should be pressure put on mcentee to do the same here given that we know mcentee's husband is involved in pushing this depraved product

The Minister’s husband, Paul Hickey, is a senior executive at the Pharmaceutical firm, AbbVie, where he serves as director of market access.

AbbVie is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of so-called “puberty blocker” drugs which are used to slow or stop the sexual development of children who are being “transitioned” from one gender to another.

https://gript.ie/the-double-standard-around-helen-mcentees-husband/
 

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Now that puberty blockers have been banned in the UK there should be pressure put on mcentee to do the same here given that we know mcentee's husband is involved in pushing this depraved product

The Minister’s husband, Paul Hickey, is a senior executive at the Pharmaceutical firm, AbbVie, where he serves as director of market access.

AbbVie is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of so-called “puberty blocker” drugs which are used to slow or stop the sexual development of children who are being “transitioned” from one gender to another.

https://gript.ie/the-double-standard-around-helen-mcentees-husband/
Child Abuse ~ Child Abusers.
 

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Val, re Mary Carr. I've read her woke nonsense many times down the years cos the Irish Mail is often lying around the house.

For example:

 

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Even RTE are reporting that Musk is to fight McEntee’s Hate laws

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/20...pay-for-challenges-to-irish-hate-speech-bill/


Musk says he will pay for challenges to Irish hate speech bill​

Updated / Tuesday, 23 Jan 2024 18:14

Mr Musk made the comments in a 'Spaces' conversation with Gript Media on the X platform that he owns.'Spaces' conversation with Gript Media on the X platform that he owns.

Mr Musk made the comments in a 'Spaces' conversation with Gript Media on the X platform that he owns.
By Brian O'Donovan
Work & Technology Correspondent

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said he will fund legal challenges to Ireland's new hate speech legislation.

Mr Musk made the comments in a 'Spaces' conversation with Gript Media on the X platform that he owns.

In the past, he has criticised plans by the Irish Government to combat hate speech and last year posted that the proposed legislation is "a massive attack on freedom of expression."

Today, Mr Musk said that his default approach is to challenge any legislation that infringes upon people's abilities to say what they want to say.


"We obviously have standing as our European Headquarters are in Ireland, we have a big office in Ireland, a big presence in Ireland so we obviously have standing," Mr Musk said.

"We will also fund the legal fees of Irish citizens who want to challenge the bill, so we'll make sure that if there is an attempt to suppress the voice of the Irish people that we do our absolute best to defend the people of Ireland and their ability to speak their mind," he added.

Ireland's existing hate speech law dates back to 1989, a pre-internet era, long before the advent of social media.

The Government's Criminal Justice (Incitement to violence or hatred and hate offences) Bill 2022 aims to tackle both incitement to hatred and hate speech.

The proposals criminalise communication or behaviour that is likely to incite violence or hatred against a group or individual because they are associated with a protected characteristic.

It says those characteristics are "race, colour, nationality, religion, national or ethnic origin, descent, gender, sex characteristics, sexual orientation and disability".
I am in, so how do I contact him? I am still banned from twitter.
 

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As always it is the detail that impresses although I understand that she can be heavy going at times.

What I find hard to believe is that there is no clear timeline recorded for the progress of the legislation. This is a vital and significant point yet somehow the government has failed to record the precise timing of events, or is not being as open about it as it should.
 

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