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Originally Posted by HarryT
I don't know what the situation is in the US, Derek, but publishing leaflets which use selective quoting from the Bible or the Koran for the promotion of hate crimes is most certainly illegal in the UK. As I said, I am aware of no country which permits completely unrestricted free speech.
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Bridgette Bardot is muzzled because as an animal rights activist she disagrees with the Muslim religious practice of slaughtering animals. She also feels that Muslim culture is changing French culture and not for the better. Voicing these objections is considered hate speech and Bardot is slapped with huge monetary fines.
Maclean's magazine is brought before government courts because they printed an excerpt from the book
America Alone that in part examined the rise of Muslim culture, with high birth rates, compared to traditional western culture, with low birth rates. They were forced to spend huge amounts of money in legal fees to defend themselves against charges of hate speech.
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, et al. are constantly accused of
hate speech. Michael Reagan [Edit: this should say Michael Savage] is even banned from going to Great Britain because of his political views with
hate speech used as justification.
It doesn't take John Milton to realize that laws aimed at silencing
hate speech are really about shutting up people with whom you disagree.
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If you believe in freedom of speech, you believe in freedom of speech for views you don't like. Stalin and Hitler, for example, were dictators in favor of freedom of speech for views they liked only. If you're in favor of freedom of speech, that means you're in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise. -- Noam Chomsky