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Kinglicious posted...

It's "okay" for them to encourage hate because they should have the right to do so - everyone should. That's without exception. Once you make a rule you've opened the door to always being able to make another.

But that's exactly what you're doing.

As I understand it, you're afraid that
Rule: "Outlaw hate speech"
Leads to
Rule: "Outlaw speech the majority doesn't like"
Leads to
Rule: "Outlaw speech the government doesn't like."

Whereas progressives like me are afraid that
Rule: "Hate speech must be allowed."
Leads to
Rule: "Discrimination must be allowed"
Leads to
Rule: "Segregation must be enforced."

Yet for some reason you seem to be drawing the line at words and saying that's where the line has to be, without acknowledging that you can draw any line anywhere.

I want to draw the one that doesn't make groups have to live in fear that the ideas of their would-be oppressors are supported, or at least tolerated, by the masses.
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