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hadEnuf

(3,250 posts)

2. There is a difference between hate speech and free speech, IMO.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Dec 11, 2023, 10:16 AM

Dec 2023

Free speech has been twisted and abused to the point where it is simply being used as a cover to saturate us with any type of violence-inciting propaganda from the likes of Fox news and right-wing hate radio, etc. I do not think that was ever the intent of free speech.

Common sense tells us what free speech is and what hate speech is and it's about time we started using some common sense.

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Opinion: To fight antisemitism on campuses, we must restrict speech [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2023 OP

I completely disagree... Think. Again. Dec 2023 #1

There is a difference between hate speech and free speech, IMO. hadEnuf Dec 2023 #2

Agree. Hate speech urging killing of others is like shouting FIRE in a crowded building. The Supreme court ruled in Wonder Why Dec 2023 #3

Especially in the media. hadEnuf Dec 2023 #4