Hate speech as a politico-religious tool in contemporary Zimbabwe
The dawn of the new second Republic of Zimbabwe raised the hopes of the people of Zimbabwe for a moment. Zimbabwe has experienced diverse challenges, including socioeconomic meltdowns, a decline in the rule of law, and human rights abuse. To address these challenges politicians and religious leaders...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2021
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| Dans: |
Journal of religion in Africa
Année: 2021, Volume: 51, Numéro: 3/4, Pages: 348-363 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Simbabwe
/ Discours de haine
/ Homme politique
/ Campagne électorale
/ Éthique chrétienne
/ Histoire 2017-2021
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions CG Christianisme et politique KAJ Époque contemporaine KBN Afrique subsaharienne NCC Éthique sociale NCD Éthique et politique |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Christian response
B Homme politique B Dignitaire B Mobilisation politique B Politique B Religion B Simbabwe B Hate Speech B Politics B second Republic of Zimbabwe |
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| Résumé: | The dawn of the new second Republic of Zimbabwe raised the hopes of the people of Zimbabwe for a moment. Zimbabwe has experienced diverse challenges, including socioeconomic meltdowns, a decline in the rule of law, and human rights abuse. To address these challenges politicians and religious leaders use ‘hate speech’ to express their ideologies and criticise their opponents’ struggle to win people. The availability of social media has made it easy for these attacking statements to reach a wider audience. Through documentary analysis, this article explores how politicians and religious leaders use hate speech as electioneering and a response to the problems bedeviling Zimbabwe. This study concludes that hate speech from politicians and religious leaders is socialising some Zimbabweans into violent, angry individuals, murderers, and vandals. The problem of hate speech is that it creates violence, causes psychological effects, dehumanises people, and conditions a negative national trait. |
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| Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 360-363, Literaturhinweise |
| ISSN: | 1570-0666 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Africa
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700666-12340210 |