Destructive Messages : How Hate Speech Paves the Way For Harmful Social Movements / Alexander Tsesis.
Tsesis, Alexander, author.
2002
P95.54 .T778 2002
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Title Destructive Messages : How Hate Speech Paves the Way For Harmful Social Movements / Alexander Tsesis.
Author Tsesis, Alexander, author.
ISBN 9780814784297
DOI https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814784297.001.0001
Published New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2002]
Copyright ©2002
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.18574/nyu/9780814784297.001.0001 doi
Call Number P95.54 .T778 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.5/6/014
Summary Destructive Messages argues that hate speech is dangerous not only when it poses an immediate threat of harm. It is also dangerous when it is systematically developed over time, becoming part of a culturally acceptable dialogue which can foster the persecution of minorities.Tsesis traces a causal link between racist and biased rhetoric and injustices like genocide and slavery. He shows that hate speech and propaganda, when left unregulated, can weave animosity into the social fabric to such a great extent that it can cultivate an environment supportive of the commission of hate crimes. Tsesis uses historical examples to illuminate the central role racist speech played in encouraging attitudes that led to human rights violations against German Jews, Native Americans, and African Americans, and also discusses the dangers posed by hate speech spread on the Internet today. He also offers an examination of the psychology of scapegoating.Destructive Messages argues that when hate speech is systematically developed over time it poses an even greater threat than when it creates an immediate clear and present danger. Tsesis offers concrete suggestions concerning how to reform current law in order to protect the rights of all citizens.
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Series Critical America ; ; 27
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Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
Part I Historical Lessons about the Dangers of Hate Speech
2 The Heart of German Anti-Semitism
3 Endearing Racism in American Minds
4 The Politics of Savagery and Indian Removal
5 A Glance at Contemporary Hate Speech
Part II Hate Propaganda's Socially Destructive Force
6 The Social Psychology of Scapegoating
7 Spreading Group Hatred
Part III Legal Response to Hate Speech
8 United States Jurisprudence
9 Reconsidering Supreme Court Precedents
10 Out of the Quagmire
11 Destructive Messages' Threat to Justice and Equality
12 But Will It Work? Regulation of Hate Propaganda in Other Countries
13 Regulating Hate Speech
Notes
Index
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