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Originally Posted by MarchHare
The way I see it is this:
If members of the KKK lynch a black man, they deserve to be thrown in prison.
If members of the KKK attend a rally, speak of the "inferior negro race", publish books about white supremecy, but don't actually physically harm anyone, they've committed no crime in my view. They're free to say and publish whatever nonsense they want, and the rest of us are free to scoff at them for being a bunch of ignorant racist pigs.
And so it is with neo-Nazis and Holocaust deniers. They're free to write and speak about whatever craziness they want; they haven't broken any just law until a Jewish person is physically harmed as a direct result of their actions.
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I totally agree... we are slowly turning into a really hypocritical, dysfunctional society. On one hand, its ridiculous to consider jailing people for adultery (which hurts people emotionally), but its understandable to jail people to hatemongering (which also hurts people emotionally)... I don't get it. To me, part of being a responsible, savvy society is allowing everyone free speech, and having all viewpoints open for scrutiny... even the moronic crackpots. They have the right to expression, and we have the reciprocal right to look down on them for being ignorant. "I may disagree with what you say sir, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."