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Originally posted by Optimist Prime
Hate speech is okay and should be protected. Fight speech isn't. The line is blurry with protest. Because if you were like "I hate affirmitive actions" and then some ones like "why? just because I'll get a better chance?" and then the two exchange remarks, what they doesn't matter, because they're probablly trying to provoke each other to take the first swing. I.e. you can talk about hating white people all you want, but if you walk to someone and are like "hey cracker" and he punches you in the face, you can't be like "hey, i have free speech" and get away with it. I think thats what they're doing here.
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The line is very blurry but under our Freedom of Speech it would be ok to walk up to a white guy and say "Hey Cracker" or "I hate white people." If he punches you that's your bad. I don't think you could try the battery because you instigated it in a sense, but you do have that right to say it. It all depends on how good your lawyer is as well and that's another topic altogether.
Your Freedom of Speech protects the unpopular opinion, "hate speech" and even ill will.
Now if you walk up to someone and say "I'm going to kill you cracker" that is no longer protected. You have turned an idea into an act or an assault.