People's Party of Canada candidate in Sask. slammed over call for more 'hate speech'
Cody Payant says his social media post was meant to prevent violence, not incite it
Guy Quenneville · CBC News · Posted: Jul 30, 2019 12:43 PM CT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
"Our country could use more hate speech, more offensive comments, more micro-aggressions, more violation of safe spaces with words and more critical thinking,' Cody Payant wrote on his Facebook page and Twitter account on July 16. (Cody Payant/Twitter)
A Saskatchewan People's Party of Canada (PPC) candidate is defending comments in support of the use of "hate speech" he made recently on social media.
Some groups say they fear the comments could incite violence.
"Our country could use more hate speech, more offensive comments, more 'micro-aggressions', more violation of safe spaces with words and more critical thinking," Cody Payant wrote on his Facebook page and Twitter account on July 16.
"Words are not violence and when we don't have them to debate and articulate our thoughts when communicating, then all we have left is guns," he added.
Read more at: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/peoples-party-cody-payant-bernier-1.5230152
Read what he says, I think there's something to it. Not sure if it is as important in Canada but here, maybe we could use some of this. All the same, what he says might come out a bit "rough" sounding.
