Ireland will drop parts of its “hate speech law,” which we have warned about at length. It is called the Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences bill. It passed Ireland’s lower chamber but was stalled in the upper chamber due to common sense opposition.
The bill called for people to go to jail if they posted memes that the government that the government didn’t like. It was straight out of George Orwell’s 1984. For instance, you do not agree with someone’s gender ideology: jail. You make a joke about race: jail.
Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee says that components of the bill that deal with “incitement to hatred or violence have been removed.” She said that the legislation will move forward with tougher sentences for physical hate crimes. Which are already illegal.
