Comment Re:Where did the ACs go? (Score 1) 31
There's no such thing as 'hate speech' any more than there's such a thing as 'blasphemy.' It's a bullshit fallacy designed to shield broken ideology from criticism. This is what the 'snowflake' epithet implies. Reversing it as you've done doesn't make much sense.
Germans have a responsibility not to browse sites illegal in their country. There's no reason the rest of us should have our lives dumbed down to the lowest common denominator calculated from a global catalog of verboten expression, especially since it comes from oppressive regimes that still cannot handle political criticism. If shitty ascii art is illegal in your country, you've got bigger problems than random internet discussion. If you're offended by it, you've got personal problems. That said, the filter system already exists and those who can't handle the heat can just browse at +2 to +5. I see no reason why an entire community should be dumbed down just to deter squabblings between a couple of users who can't be bothered to
Like you, I have no idea who would be in charge if the culture was zero-tolerance. In all likelihood, we wouldn't have had much of a choice in selection of leaders as we wouldn't have had much of a democracy. Free speech is critically important to free society, much more than personal feelings.