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Wonder Why

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

Reply to hadEnuf (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 11, 2023, 11:55 AM

Dec 2023

Brandenburg v. Ohio in 1969, limited the scope of banned speech to that which would be directed to and likely to incite imminent lawless action and urging the killing of others would qualify, IMHO, as not meeting the meaning of free speech.

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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