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- Jews have too much influence over U.S. foreign policy. Gay men are too promiscuous. Muslims commit too much terrorism. Blacks commit too much crime.
Each of those claims is poorly stated. Each, in its clumsy way, addresses a real problem or concern. And each violates laws against hate speech. In much of what we call the free world, for writing that paragraph, I could be jailed.
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thenewgreen · 4224 days ago · link ·
That's sort of the point, right? It's a subjective thing and as such there should there be a law governing it. Free speech is free speech unless it directly endangers or libels someone/thing. It is subject to "certain restrictions" when necessary to protect the reputations/rights of others. There's some grey there. It's a tough call.