The United Nations representative in the Human Rights Council tasked with studying contemporary racism said the world body needs to address nationalist populism's incitement and hate groups' reliance on social media....
The writer of the report is a professor of law at UCLA, by the way.
...“Action is required by more states to implement anti-hate speech laws and ensure equality and non-discrimination including online, in accordance with international human rights law,” Achiume added. “Criminal and civil penalties alone will not put an end to racial and xenophobic intolerance. A state’s first step must be explicit recognition that the proliferation of nationalist populist mobilizations and Neo-Nazi groups threaten racial equality.”...
Racism is an evil. But 'nationalism' is not 'racism,' and 'populism' is not 'racism.' Now then. If you want to have an active discussion about that, meet the 2nd Amendment!
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