■ 6 out of 10 respondents (58.8%) stated that politicians, including the member
of the National Assembly, encourage hatred. This is 15 times greater than the
responses that stated politicians have positive effects in reducing hate speech
(3.8%). In addition, four times more respondents answered that the media
has a negative influence by encouraging hate speech (49.1%) than those who
answered the media has a positive influence in reducing hate speech (11.3%).
Role of lawmakers and
politicians in hatred problem
Role of media
in hatred problem
Don’t
Positive
know
Neither Negative
role
10.6%
positive
role
3.8%
nor
58.8%
negative
role
26.8%
Don’t
Positive
know
Neither Negative
role
10.4%
positive
role
11.3%
nor
49.1%
negative
role
29.2%
Degree of agreement with
prospect of hate speech
■ In the National Awareness Survey, most
Can result in a crime 81.8%
of the respondents answered that hate
speech may lead to crimes in the future
Will aggravate social conflict 78.4%
(81.8%). In addition, they predicted that
there will be increased social conflicts
Will solidify a discriminatory phenomenon 71.4%
(78.4%), permanent discrimination (71.4%),
and limitations in expressions for social
Will undermine free expression of social minorities 62.8%
minorities (62.8%). In contrast, only 22.2%
responded that hate speech will naturally
Will naturally solve the hatred discrimination problem 22.2%
disappear.
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