Hate and Social Diverstiy

"I disapprove of what you say and I'll do my best to see that saying it is made a criminal offence." (John Mortimer, English playwright, commentator and creator of the Rumpole series on TV) "If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all." (Noam Chomsky) Freedom Bound The boundaries of hate and freedom are a contested terrain. When we negotiate the boundary of hate we …

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