Reference :- Further to our last post , something is being done here in Australia about the supposed rise in " hate speech " .

Reference :-   The Australian authorities are enacting new laws to punish " hate speech " .

New laws to punish hate speech are being enacted here down under .  A chap might find himself facing a mandatory 2 years in the lockup , or 22,000 quid fine for badmouthing the wrong person .  Strangely , the definition of hate speech is hazy at best .  Recently a chap waving a huge Israeli flag was filmed on a footpath shouting " Kill all the Palestinians  . " and calling Palestinians  " Arab shits " .  He has not been arrested , so clearly this is not defined as hate speech here in Oz . 

However , students peacefully protesting against genocide while carrying  Palestinian flags apparently fit the definition of hate speech  perfectly .   Ken junior wanted to know how hate speech is defined , and who it is that takes responsibility for establishing a definition .   I told him that hate speech has to be defined on a case by case basis .

 "  Is calling certain Jews  " repulsive and revolting human beings " hate speech ? " , Ken junior said . 

"  Well that is obviously an unequivocal example . " , I said . 

" Those words were spoken by Mark Leibler . " , Ken junior said . 

" Never heard of him . " , I said . 

" He's the head of the Zionist lobby in Australia . "  , Ken junior said . 

" Is he ? " , I said . 

" He was describing Jews who oppose genocide ,  so should he be arrested for hate speech ? " , Ken junior said . 

" Obviously it isn't hate speech for the head of the Zionist lobby to say he hates certain Jews " , I said  . 

" What if a 30 year old with a PhD in Applied Ethics says she opposes the political ideology of certain Jews ...Zionists for example ? , Ken junior said .  

" Now there is your clear case of deplorable hate speech . Two years in the slammer is too light a sentence for something like that " , I said .  

Ken junior had nothing more to say , he had gleaned enough insight for one day . 

Anyway , it is interesting that the Dural caravan bomb hoax , funded by overseas " actors " ,  caused  this strong reaction by our lawmakers .    The Federal Police have been rather tight lipped about who these overseas " actors " might be .  If they are looking for suspects , I reckon they should think like that Sherlock Holmes chap, and ask themselves " Who overseas stands to gain from draconian hate speech laws ? " 

Personally I have no idea , but somebody must . 

Your comrade , Ken