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Sadly, that's long been the right's free speech argument, that we must accord tolerance for even the most hateful speech. Of course, it completely ignores the bit about screaming fire in a crowded theater not being free speech because it incites harm.

Tolerating hate speech incites harm. That's how stochastic terrorism works — hate speech leading to some listener acting out the terrorism.

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Author, D. Denise Dianaty
Author, D. Denise Dianaty

Written by Author, D. Denise Dianaty

Artist, Poet, author, wife & mom May my epitaph be "She reflected love into the world."

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