Over the last few years the Left has been more and more authoritarian. The party that used to support individual rights to an extreme degree (minus the 2nd amendment, of course) now supports speech codes in the interest of protecting people from hearing ideas or words that some might find hurtful.
I thought this was the perfect example. From The Washington Examiner:
I thought this was the perfect example. From The Washington Examiner:
It is now illegal to threaten to call the immigration authorities on an undocumented person or to refer to said person as an “illegal alien” in New York City.
The city’s Commission on Human Rights issued a 29-page directive last week explaining the new rules, which apply to workplaces, public accommodations, and housing. The punishment for violations includes fines of up to $250,000 per offense, according to the New York Post. But here’s the catch: To take action against a so-called perpetrator, the city must first prove his or her actions were motivated by hate.