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by mmastrac on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:40PM
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Hate speech is a crime, in many countries.
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by vorpalhex on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:43PM
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If the law is so broad that anything can be interpreted as hate speech, it is bad law.
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by mmastrac on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:46PM
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A swastika is not hate speech?
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by jaywalk on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:10PM
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It may or may not be. Context is important, and I think it's pretty clear that the swastika here is attempting to make the point (right or wrong) that LGBT groups act like Nazis.
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by Gordonjcp on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:41PM
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LGBT people round up minorities and herd them into death camps?
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by sgjohnson on Thursday August 11, 2022 @12:56PM
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That’s because United States of America is the only country in the world that understands free speech.
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by ziddoap on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:06PM
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This is one of those situations where, although I think I'm usually pretty adept at spotting sarcasm, I really can't tell if this comment is sarcastic or not.
Top notch sarcasm or stereotypical "America best ever, every other country sucks". I guess it's funny either way.
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by xdennis on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:39PM
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I don't think it's a joke at all. Americans may be overzealous in claiming to be number one in many things, but when it comes to free speech they are 100 % right.
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by sgjohnson on Thursday August 11, 2022 @01:41PM
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I’m not even an american.