Political or social ‘Hate speech’ is whatever they decide it is. That sort of nonsense is going on in the Universities and colleges right now and it is up to the ‘offended’ to determine if its hateful.
they could make it a “hate crime” to express opinions against socialism, or abortion, etc. Interesting times indeed.
I have talked to several young and idealistic (and naive) people who think this is just fine. They think it should be against the law to say “mean” things.
Of course, they are totally oblivious to the “mean” things that the networks spew on a regular basis regarding Republicans, conservatives, Christians, people who work hard, gun owners, ....
Duct tape. Need more duct tape.