So for arguments sake, what would you say constitutes hate speech? For example if I were to say one of the following, which would you classify as hate speech:
1. I hate all Martians.
2. All Martians should go back to their planet.
3. Martians should all be burned at the stake.
4. Let's go burn some Martians.
The reason I ask this is because freedom of speech should be upheld for ones beliefs but only to a point. I would say for the regular man, the first 2 are not views I share or condone but are opinions that should be covered by freedom of speech. One caveat though would be if these were coming from the mouth of someone with influence over the masses.
The last two are where I would draw the line.
NB: I am not a racist, sexist, tribalist or any other ist or phobe. I just want to see what Wazuans think.
In a place where thought is abandoned, freedom can become a curse.