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Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

Should hate speech be protected by the first amendment?

Hate speech is defined as public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. In the 2017 US Supreme Court Case Matal v. Tam the Court ruled in favor of Asian-American musician Simon Tam. Tam filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Patent and Trademark office after it rejected a trademark application for his band The Slants. Tam stated that he chose to give that name to his band in order to “reclaim” and to “take ownership” of Asian stereotypes. The U.S. Patent and Trademar…  

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 @jerry9310Libertarian from New York  answered…8mos8MO

Yes, as long as it does not threaten violence or give out anyone's private information to the public.

 @97297LJ from Illinois  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes there is no such thing as hate speech

 @937SVJYAmerican from Massachusetts  answered…3yrs3Y

Any speech that violates another’s rights should not be protected.

 @8ZDVVL6 from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

All speech should be protected by the first amendment and "Hate Speech" is meaningless at that point.

 @8Y5QYVV from Georgia  answered…3yrs3Y

Hate speech is bad when it’s actually hate speech. Now everything is hate speech. It’s gotten ridiculous!

 @8RR4T4GPopulist from New Jersey  answered…4yrs4Y

Hate Speech ins't real

 @8RN6JVDRepublican from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Depends what they're saying

 @9RSBFLCIndependent from California  answered…10mos10MO

Yes, because I don’t trust the government to define the boundaries of hate speech

don’t trust government

 @9CL9698 from New York  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, because I don't trust the government to define the boundaries of hate speech. Also, hate speech should be protected by the first amendment as long as it does not threaten violence.

 @8SZBT7H from Washington  answered…4yrs4Y

Defining and/or prohibiting hate speech is completely out of the government's purview.

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