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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Are you saying that the right to freedom of speech and public gathering should be absolute without any restrictions? Should it be legal for neo-Nazis to carry rifles, wave swastika flags, and chant anti-Semitic slogans while marching in front of a synagogue so long as they never physically harm anyone or explicitly call for violence? Or do the Jews peacefully worshiping inside have a right to not be terrorized that supersedes the free speech rights of the Nazis? If the latter, should the government therefore enforce limited, reasonable restrictions on freedom of speech and public gathering to protect the victims of hate groups?
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What limits should be placed on free expression is a reasonable question of public policy in a liberal democracy. It's not utterly crazy to think that the USA, with its very few exceptions and permission for nazi rallies provided that they aren't directly intimidating anyone, has set the line properly. It's equally not crazy to think that Canada has set the line properly by making it illegal to publicly promote hatred against an identifiable group in a manner that is likely to lead to a breach of the peace. I waffle on that.
On another note, if you needed another reason to be mad at Nazis, here you go; they seem to have ruined a perfectly good haircut.
https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/colorad...163146326.html
Sigh... file it next to the Charlie Chaplin moustache and the name "Adolf".