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Lobby group AfriForum is at the receiving end of criticism for its application to overturn a court ruling on displaying the apartheid flag in public and private spaces.the equality court ruling that declared the display of the flag a form of hate speech, overturned. AfriForum CEO Ernst Roets said the lobby group and its members do not display the flag, but that they want a distinction made clear between free speech and hate speech.
“We have to be careful about stepping on to a slippery slope where we start regarding things that are offensive as hate speech and ban them on that basis. This is the reason AfriForum is involved in this matter, not because of the flag as such, but the underlying principle of freedom of speech,” said Roets.
The display of the apartheid flag was declared hate speech in 2019 after the Nelson Mandela Foundation and brought the matter to court. The application was in response to the display of the flag during a 2017 protest held by AfriForum against farm murders.Hate speech was not just limited to words,Displaying the old flag caused more than emotional stress to black people and its display reminded them of the oppression they had moved away from, he said.
All thanks to the Anc
They could just slightly tweak the old flag. Maybe a minor adjustment that's not so obvious. Similar to the Eff just changing a few words but singing the same song with the original message implied. Who knew that with minor manipulation 'hate speech' can be brought back.
For people who are so 'oppressed ', the yt people of South Africa are incredibly brazen hey? Both telling black South Africans to 'get over apartheid ' AND going to court to fight to retain their crime against humanity past...hmmm.
The MYANC flag makes me sick but you don't hear me complaining...also anc is the reason we have racist organizations like afriforum in this country.
Unnecessary question
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They are slowly coming back and gaining ground through the courts. Sithule nje siyabuka!!