- 04 Aug 2023 00:45
#15282029
When a driver honks his horn, it always makes the same sound. And this sound is intentionally irritating, causing pain in some people, shock in others.
It is a mechanical way of saying - to the entire world - "F-You!"
F-You, world!
Typically, a motorist waiting at a green light will honk his horn if the first car in line doesn't move fast enough after the light turns green. The person in the vehicle, if his windows are closed, will hear a mildly annoying sound... if anything at all. If he's got the tunes cranked up, he will hear nothing.
But here's the rub: pedesterians and cyclists near the honking vehicle will receive a high-decible "F-You!" though these people are not the victims being targeted by the hate-driver. They all get punished by a painful sound that signifies hatred.
Hate-drivers don't care about this. They just feel good when they express hatred.
I think this makes car horns qualify as hate speech, and drivers who use their horns this way deserve to be locked up and re-educated until they learn to respect and care about their fellow man. Would you consider this an appropriate remedy for non-stop hate speech?
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When a driver honks his horn, it always makes the same sound. And this sound is intentionally irritating, causing pain in some people, shock in others.
It is a mechanical way of saying - to the entire world - "F-You!"
F-You, world!
Typically, a motorist waiting at a green light will honk his horn if the first car in line doesn't move fast enough after the light turns green. The person in the vehicle, if his windows are closed, will hear a mildly annoying sound... if anything at all. If he's got the tunes cranked up, he will hear nothing.
But here's the rub: pedesterians and cyclists near the honking vehicle will receive a high-decible "F-You!" though these people are not the victims being targeted by the hate-driver. They all get punished by a painful sound that signifies hatred.
Hate-drivers don't care about this. They just feel good when they express hatred.
I think this makes car horns qualify as hate speech, and drivers who use their horns this way deserve to be locked up and re-educated until they learn to respect and care about their fellow man. Would you consider this an appropriate remedy for non-stop hate speech?
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The goal is an endless war, not a successful war.
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The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite.
The goal is an endless war, not a successful war.
— Julian Assange