Concur, “Hate” bans is a new construct.
From my own recollection (not a science based research), it
started with ‘Hate’ based laws. Like if you murdered someone that was listed in a ‘protected status’ you got a harsher sentence. As if the murder of other people didn’t matter as much.
Then came along, if you SPOKE words (texted, etc.) anything that was against anyone or group that was on a ‘special list’ then you got punished after begging forgiveness from the world. Even your ability to earn a living the rest of your life would be taken away.
Now we have people even having to say ‘disclaimers’ before giving their luke-warm opinion of anything. Yet still watching their words to make sure they stay compliant to the new constructs.
If someone is bigoted with a dangerous bend, then they should be able to say it so we can recognize it. You only build resentment from those folks instead of educating them if you make them hide their thoughts.
If someone hates someone or a group, regardless if they are just ignorant or have a reason, then it is their right to hate. Hate is not crime. What you do with that hate is what is important. THOUGHTS and words expressing your feelings and thoughts are not CRIMES.
ACTIONS are CRIMES.
Words and FEELINGS are now crimes. If you are not threatening (or calling for) the lives or safety of someone then your words shouldn’t be a crime.
It was not a hate crime merely because the person “hated” was a minority. You had to say something to make it a hate crime.
This is why whenever there is a dispute between two people of different races you will see others hanging on every word, because if it’s classified as a hate crime, the hater gets a worse sentence.
Interestingly, I think, is the fact that the French didn’t have hate crimes for the longest time. You could only be tried as an individual, not as a member of a group. Recently, when I checked it again before citing it as fact, I found that it had changed. France now has hate crimes.