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[Alexander Tsesis] ë Destructive Messages: How Hate Speech Paves the Way For Harmful Social Movements ê Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Destructive Messages: How Hate Speech Paves the Way For Harmful Social Movements 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. Destructive Messages argues that hate speech is dangerous not only when it poses an immediate threat of harm. Tsesis offers concrete suggestions concerning how to reform current law in order to protect the rights of all citizens.. He also offers an examination of the psychology

Destructive Messages: How Hate Speech Paves the Way For Harmful Social Movements

Title : Destructive Messages: How Hate Speech Paves the Way For Harmful Social Movements
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Rating : 4.89 (640 Votes)
Asin : 0814782728
Format Type : paperback
Number of Pages : 246 Pages
Publish Date : 2017-03-24
Language : English

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. Destructive Messages argues that hate speech is dangerous not only when it poses an immediate threat of harm. Tsesis offers concrete suggestions concerning how to reform current law in order to protect the rights of all citizens.. 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 uses historical examples to illuminat

An insightful multi-disciplinary perspective In his first full-length book, Alexander Tsesis, a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, liberates the discussion about hate speech from the realm of pure legal theory. Instead, he brings to the debate historical and psychological perspectives that lead to a broader understanding of this issue.The book is written in a clear, thoughtful and straightforward style that is accessible to the academic reader and a more general audience alike. If you are

St. "Tsesis lays out theoretical foundations that he argues should be intrinsic to a representative democracy an important contribution to the literature about civil liberties and human rights."-Choice"Tsesis vigorously presents a set of arguments that are rarely found in the conventional legal literature. Levinson, W. John Garwood, Jr. ,Centennial Chair in Law and Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin School of Law"A comprehensive and brilliant book from both a historical and analytical perspective. An interesting and challenging book."-Sanford V. Sidney Buchanan,Baker & Botts Chaired Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center"The genuine a

. Alexander Tsesis is Assistant Professor at at the Loyola University School of Law, Chicago

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