[MrEdd]

Apparently. If you wish to criminalize "mean speech" because the meanness of the of the speech might make someone do something untoward - either to themselves or to others, then yes, we could not disagree more

Apparently you think the protections against libel and slander that the founders considered necessary for civil society are outmoded.

I disagree with your personal assertion that the founders were idiots and that they did not know what they were doing. They did know, and they were far brighter than you are.

[OldDeckHand]

"Apparently you think the protections against libel and slander that the founders considered necessary for civil society are outmoded."

Yes, we have protections against libel and slander. Those protections are found in CIVIL law, not criminal law.

"I disagree with your personal assertion that the founders were idiots and that they did not know what they were doing. "

I have no idea how you came up with that little nugget. Where do I assert the founders were idiots?