03552cam a2200469 i 4500 20136009 PUCPR 20231205134939.0 171109s2018 nyu b 001 0 eng 2017054213 9780190859121 (hardback) 9780190859138 (updf) 9780190859145 (epub) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc n-us--- PUCPR KF9345 .S77 2018 342.7308/53 23 LAW018000 LAW109000 LAW094000 bisacsh 23 Strossen, Nadine, author. Hate : why we should resist it with free speech, not censorship / Nadine Strossen. New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2018] xxv, 199 pages ; 22 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Inalienable rights series Includes bibliographical references and index. We live in an era in which offensive speech is on the rise. The emergence of the alt-right alone has fueled a marked increase in racist and anti-Semitic speech. Given its potential for harm, should this speech be banned? Nadine Strossen's HATE dispels the many misunderstandings that have clouded the perpetual debates about "hate speech vs. free speech." She argues that an expansive approach to the First Amendment is most effective at promoting democracy, equality, and societal harmony. Proponents of anti-hate speech laws stress the harms that they fear such speech might lead to: discrimination, violence, and psychic injuries. However, there has been no rigorous analysis to date of whether the laws effectively counter the feared harms. This book fills that gap, examining our actual experience with such laws. It shows that they are not effective in reducing the feared harms, and worse yet, are likely counterproductive. Even in established democracies, enforcement officials use the power these laws give them to suppress vital expression and target minority viewpoints, as was the case in earlier periods of U.S. history. The solution instead, as Strossen shows, is to promote equality and societal harmony through the increasingly vibrant "counterspeech" activism that has been flourishing on U.S. college campuses and in some global human rights movements. Strossen's powerful argument on behalf of free expression promises to shift the debate around this perennially contentious topic. -- Provided by publisher. "Dispelling rampant confusion about "hate speech," this book explains how U.S. law appropriately distinguishes between punishable and protected discriminatory speech. It shows that more speech-restrictive laws consistently have suppressed vital expression about public issues, targeting minority viewpoints and speakers; and that "counterspeech" has more effectively promoted equality and societal harmony"-- Provided by publisher. Hate speech Law and legislation United States. Freedom of speech United States. Censorship 71232 LAW / Constitutional. bisacsh LAW / Government / General. bisacsh LAW / Discrimination. bisacsh 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc 6 23 342.7308 299710 299710 0 0 ddc 0 0 10 10 1 2023-03-15 19 20.77 0 342.7308 S924h 80000002647801 2023-03-15 00:00:00 20.77 2023-03-15 6