WTF is hate speech?
Good article. Thanks for posting.
The Courts have ruled that the Constitution does not apply to your personal space. You are allowed to have whatever unconstitutional rules you want within your space.
Unfortunately hate speech legal, serious threats of harm or death are ALREADY illegal...
I’ve always heard it expressed as the right to wave your fist around ends at the tip of my nose.
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Free speech, including “hate” speech, has absolute protection when you’re referring to disfavored groups (e.g., straight white males, Jews, etc.). However, when you’re referring to sanctified groups (e.g., Blacks), no derogatory speech is permitted.
Inciting violence. For example, the sort of language that leads directly to an act of vigilantism. After all, a lone assassin is basically a lynch party of one.
If you whip up a crowd to lynch someone, is that not a crime?
If so, it doesn’t depend on the length of time, as much as on how direct the line between the speech and the action (whether intended, or even unintended — as in “negligent” homicide).
What’s to stop anyone from yelling “FIRE!” in a crowded theater?
I’ve spent my entire life listening to people that hate me.
They have the right to say what they want,
I should have the same right to speak about them.
As far as Federal law is concerned I can say “Nigger”
and White trash, or “Whitey”.
Local communities have different rules.
Freedom of speech means exactly that!
I can call a Moslem a Godless POS
They can call me an infidel.
Our Constitution allows us to speak
openly and share our views.
Regardless of how we may object to those views.
Hate speech yes, threats no!
No - can’t yell fire in a crowded theater or any other public building with no fire happening. As one example.
The first amendment was not created to protect popular speech. So yes you can say any hateful thing you want but there may be consequences. Like your employer may not want you working for them or your church may not want you teaching Sunday school anymore. Etc.
My source has always been Leonard W. Levy’s book Origins of the Bill of Rights, but I put a copy in the book. My only problem has been after discussing freedom of the press he says,” In the following year, 1805, the state legislature enacted a bill that allowed the jury to decide the criminality of an alleged libel and that permitted truth as a defense, if published “with good motives and justifiable ends.” That standard, which prevailed in the United States until 1964, effectively protected freedom of the press.
So what happened in the last 60 years?
Hillary Clinton called half the nation’s populace “detestable”, uneducated, and not worthy of voting,, at all.
There was a tsunami of chuckles from Democrats, but no calling her to answer for her comments
So, I am convinced that anything said by anybody, is free speech, with no handicaps, and the speaker understand FAFO!
The 1st Amendment is first for a reason. The 2nd was added to back up the 1st. Anyone trying to water down those rights I consider my enemy. I thought it was only the Left pushing this sort of bs but apparently not. Having free speech is at the core of what this country is about. Maybe I getter start voting Libertarian. The Republican Party has become worthless.
Hate speech vs direct threats. Legal apples & oranges.
First of all, the concept of “Hate Speech” is anathema to the 1st Amendment. Threats to do actual physical violence is a different mater.
No. The First Amendment guarantees that you can SPEAK out against the government without repercussions. It also bars government from establishing or controlling religion. That is all, that is enough.