45% of young americans say they don't believe hate speech is free speech.

Freedom of speech will die unless there is a radical shift.

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calicuz · 56-60, M

In other words, speech that causes violence or encourages violence is not free speech.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@calicuz Another problem with the free speech absolutist argument is they love to claim personal responsibility and that people are not responsible for someone acting violently after hearing someone's rhetoric.

This is particularly absurd when you examine that argument further and realize they are essentially suggesting everyone in Nazi Germany came to exactly the same horrific ideas totally independently.

calicuz · 56-60, M

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow

Exactly, people with real ideas, who have developed those ideas on their own, do not need to use hate speech to get their point across.