Comments on: Free speech means freedom for the thought we hate

By: cearta.ie » Should galleries and museums display offensive art?

cearta.ie » Should galleries and museums display offensive art? — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:21:40 +0000

[...] Moreover, I have analysed the kinds of reasons why this kind of speech should not be censored: free speech means freedom for the thought we hate, even that of David Irving (eg, here, here, here, and here), Jean-Marie le Pen, or Kevin Myers, and [...]

By: cearta.ie » Updates: Joyce, hecklers and broadcasting

cearta.ie » Updates: Joyce, hecklers and broadcasting — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:54:59 +0000

[...] been of the view that hecklers should not be allowed to veto unpopular views, and none come more unpopular that holocaust-denier David Irving. Now comes news that NUI Galway’s Lit & Deb society [...]

By: cearta.ie » Why should “Anon.” get all the best lines? Reflections on anonymous political speech

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:33:02 +0000

[...] dissenters can protect their identities, they can express important critical – even, especially, unpopular – views. In such circumstances, anonymity serves a vital democratic function, confronting [...]

By: cearta.ie » Cowengate and Freedom of Expression

cearta.ie » Cowengate and Freedom of Expression — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:42:25 +0000

[...] pre-eminent examples of satirical political dissent. Political speech – in particular when it is unpopular, even in dissent – is at the heart of the rights protected by Article 40.6.1(i) (and by Article 10 [...]

By: cearta.ie » Hecklers must not have a veto

cearta.ie » Hecklers must not have a veto — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:33:01 +0000

[...] Galway. Having wrapped themselves in the mantle of freedom of expression over their invitation to David Irving, they let the mantle slip last night. Having invited former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) to a [...]