- actively allowed under the idea that free speech triumphs over hate speech
I thought that as long as it was speech, it was allowed, period. Seem to remember something about a first amendment...
I thought that as long as it was speech, it was allowed, period. Seem to remember something about a first amendment...
So for instance it's legal in the US to say "Group X is subhuman and shouldn't be allowed to marry" but it's not oka to say "We should go murder Group X now.", especially when you have the means and motivation to do it. For instance while it is very common to make threats against the US president regardless of party, it's often seriously reviewed for obvious reasons and is not considered protected speech.