SPLC has had to walk back multiple designations when threatened with defamation lawsuits. they even paid out millions for false designations.
calling someone "racist" is not an opinion. calling someone a nazi is not an opinion. it is an assertion of fact, and thus if false, subject to defamation laws. threaten to sue them for their false and defamatory statements, and they walk it back every time.
Strongly disagree. Calling a lawyer because someone libels you is a great thing. It's about time that people faced consequences for falsely accusing others of being Nazis.
In order to refute the slander you must explain how false political accusations work. This is not "trapping yourself in leftist framing and dialectic." It is the explication of how the framing and dialectic function.
Letting such false accusations stand is capitulation.
Libel in the US: you wrote something that is demonstrably false. You can say anything you want as long as it's clear that it's your opinion and not being presented as fact.
Even America doesn't allow libel and slander because it's not free speech. Either you can allow the courts to deal with it or we can go back to dueling
Leftists call people "Nazis" because it gives them carte blanche to attack them. Forcing them to recant before their target designation pays off is an appropriate response.
A dodiehead has no historical basis, that's just childish name calling. In this day and age, the left has lionized the word Nazi, so if someone calls you a Nazi and insinuates that you are actually part of a movement like that, it can get you real world harm. She was 100% correct in suing.
Imagine someone randomly slandering you as a blood or crip, a pedophile, a serial killer, or any other pejorative that has actual meaning. if someone believed them, and that someone proceeds to wrong you under that belief (firing, vandalism, threats of harm), You should absolutely have the rights to hold the person who spread the lies about you responsible.
This is how you deal with people who call you a Nazi.
i prefer "thanks for noticing".
Only works in the uk
SPLC has had to walk back multiple designations when threatened with defamation lawsuits. they even paid out millions for false designations.
calling someone "racist" is not an opinion. calling someone a nazi is not an opinion. it is an assertion of fact, and thus if false, subject to defamation laws. threaten to sue them for their false and defamatory statements, and they walk it back every time.
the adl is actually defamation league
Strongly disagree. Calling a lawyer because someone libels you is a great thing. It's about time that people faced consequences for falsely accusing others of being Nazis.
"Of course you should fight fire with fire. You should fight everything with fire."
Rowling is a leftist
No... I'd say using libel laws is fighting fire with water.
Because they like to say 'you have freedom of speech but not freedom from consequences'? Now that is fighting fire with fire.
In order to refute the slander you must explain how false political accusations work. This is not "trapping yourself in leftist framing and dialectic." It is the explication of how the framing and dialectic function.
Letting such false accusations stand is capitulation.
Yes.
200 years ago this sort of thing was settled at 10 paces with dueling pistols.
People were a lot more careful with their language back then, because they would have to back up their mouth with their life.
or their honor, if they declined, and society enforced that decision.
Our present society does not.
-J.K. Rowling
Was the troon actually committing libel though? I know Britain is a socialist hellscape, but are they actually that cucked?
> Oi M8! YOU GOT A LOISCENCE FOR THAT COMPARISON?!?
Libel in the US: you wrote something that is demonstrably false. You can say anything you want as long as it's clear that it's your opinion and not being presented as fact.
Libel in the UK: you wrote something mean.
It's probably libel in a UK court, you can't criticise the More Feminine Way.
As for it being libel in actual courts, no. Not a chance.
Ask Johnny Depp how corrupt UK courts are.
Anything that hurts those parasites is good
Just because leftists have run an accusatory tactic into the ground doesn’t mean it isn’t harmful.
Calling someone a racist should be worthy of a libel lawsuit. That accusation can destroy your entire life.
Does it count as libel when queers on the internet call you a stormcuck for thinking we shouldn’t send Israel more MISSILES?
If it does you better watch out
Literally libel and also accusing her of something that is a crime in several european nations.
That’s not an option. So then what?
Well they aren't going away. So you can sit there and let them only be used for evil, or you can at least attempt to leverage them for a better cause.
Even America doesn't allow libel and slander because it's not free speech. Either you can allow the courts to deal with it or we can go back to dueling
Leftists call people "Nazis" because it gives them carte blanche to attack them. Forcing them to recant before their target designation pays off is an appropriate response.
It's extremely good to punish these kinds of people no matter how you do it.
They made this bed; let them burn in it.
A dodiehead has no historical basis, that's just childish name calling. In this day and age, the left has lionized the word Nazi, so if someone calls you a Nazi and insinuates that you are actually part of a movement like that, it can get you real world harm. She was 100% correct in suing.
Imagine someone randomly slandering you as a blood or crip, a pedophile, a serial killer, or any other pejorative that has actual meaning. if someone believed them, and that someone proceeds to wrong you under that belief (firing, vandalism, threats of harm), You should absolutely have the rights to hold the person who spread the lies about you responsible.
Dumb take because I can guarantee they'll try to assassinate Rowling first chance they get
Libel and slander have never been considered free speech