Howard Dean—one of the loudest purveyors of hate speech today.
Was this before or after he sealed his gubenatorial records from public view?
Unfortunately for us, the 1st amendment protects Howard Dean’s “Stupid Speech”.
1) First of all, yes it is. The First Amendment makes no exception for “hate speech.” It doesn’t even mention the term, which is just fascist shorthand for “anything that questions our sacred orthodoxy.”
2) It isn’t hate speech just because Howard Dean says it is. He doesn’t have the authority to regulate the words that come out of peoples’ mouths.
I would say Howard’s tweet is more hateful than anything I’ve ever heard out of Ann’s mouth.
Howard, I think you have to say that it’s “double plus bad” hate speech, dear comrade
Ann Coulter uses hyperbole all the time. The NYT's reporter and Howard Dean know it. They're just looking to stir up trouble.
And neither of them has a problem with leftists who routinely call for violence to be perpetrated upon Republicans.
Hate Speech — Speech liberals don’t like...
Who gets to say what is and what isn’t hate speech? Most comments I hear about our current president and “the people that elected him” is pure vile, including attempts by the media to denigrate him. I say we arrest Howard Dean for hate speech...
Don’cha just hate Howard dean?
Howard, anything and everything you say is not protected speech and is hate speech. GTFO of my country!
Ann Coulter is not protected speech, but flag burning, neo-Nazi rallies, KKK rallies and BLM riots are protected free speech. What a demented and twisted world liberals like Howard Dean live in.
Liberalism is a self-inflicted mental disease
If the protection of the first amendment is not adequate, it may have to call on the second for backup...
What kills me is that these people think that what one person says has a real impact on other people. One can choose to listen, and agree; listen and disagree; or just walk away.
If Ann Coulter was placing electrodes on the genitals of her audience and shocking them if they disagree, I would think that would be a problem. But that is not happening.
If you don’t like what someone is saying, argue. Not shout down. But argue. Or just walk away.
Thats what I do every time I hard Howard Dean starting to talk.
The left says this to justify trashing normal people who speak out against the hate and destruction caused by m*slims in the world.
Hate speech is specifically protected by the first amendment.
What a dumb Doctor.
What is the old saying...."History always repeats itself"???
Dean is CORRECT - Hate Speech is NOT protected by the First Amendment, but political speech is.
The difference is the definition of Hate Speech.
In Europe, Hate Speech is any discussion that might make selected ‘sensitive’ groups feel uncomfortable. Obviously the big group is Muslims, and to a smaller extent, all immigrants. This definition ‘evolved’ over the decades as Muslims became a political force. 70 years ago, they were fair game - now if you say their food is too spicy, it’s time to lawyer-up.
In the US, thanks to the First Amendment, Hate Speech is ONLY defined as speech which directly incites violence, such as “go out there and kill every n-word you can find”. Debating immigration, calling immigrants (or a subset, either way) criminals, saying you want to deport all Illegals, is PERFECTLY FINE in this country, still (somehow), with the assumption that the political process will settle things.
Needless to say, the Left here needs to CRIMINALIZE political speech they disagree with, and came really, really, close to having the judges in place to do just that. Why? Because they otherwise cannot achieve power - and once solidly in power, with their judges, we will never be permitted to debate major issues again, just as in Europe. We must NEVER forget that, even if Trump talks about women’s pussies once in a while.