Do Words Kill?

The term "hate speech" gets thrown around a lot by politicians who confuse constructive criticism of their attitudes and opinions with an incitement to riot with literal torches and pitchforks. There is, however, a line that people can actually cross and incite a wave of violence and the Dallas Holocaust...

By Danny Gallagher

October 2, 2014

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The term "hate speech" gets thrown around a lot by politicians who confuse constructive criticism of their attitudes and opinions with an incitement to riot with literal torches and pitchforks. There is, however, a line that people can actually cross and incite a wave of violence and the Dallas Holocaust Museum for Education and Tolerance hosts a special talk to explore how hate speech can cause real harm. Dr. Elizabeth White of the Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum will address the factors and hall of hate speech, propaganda and incitement to genocide at a special address at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Dallas Holocaust Museum is located at 211 N. Record St., #100. Tickets are free; more information available at dallasholocaustmuseum.org.
Tue., Oct. 7, 7 p.m., 2014

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