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ergocoder
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Wait a min, hate speech isn't illegal?
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thejynxed
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Not in the USA. It's been firmly ruled protected by SCOTUS, with the same caveats tied to it as other speech. In other words, direct call to harm is not protected, saying you hate them or a subset of their characteristics is absolutely protected.
savingsPossible
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Not in the USA, no
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