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Re:Snowden withdraws Russian asylum bid after Putin says he ... by menato on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @10:09AM (#5977866)
I meant you could be sued for public racial statements (corresp. gay propaganda). But you could talk about admissibility of such a statements.
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Re:Snowden withdraws Russian asylum bid after Putin says he ... by mpyne on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @10:36AM (#5978042)
That's just it. Being a racist/bigot and saying racist/bigoted things is not illegal in the U.S. Witness the Ku Klux Klan, or the Westboro Baptist Church.

Inciting violence against specific groups is illegal, but inciting violence in general is illegal already anyways.

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Re:Snowden withdraws Russian asylum bid after Putin says he ... by CamperBob2 on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @05:35PM (#5980899)
Perhaps you should educate yourself a bit about US civil and criminal laws prohibiting hate speech, before posting.

Here, I'll save you the trouble: there aren't any.

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Re:Snowden withdraws Russian asylum bid after Putin says he ... by noarchy on Tuesday July 02, 2013 @11:18AM (#5978348)
In Canada, where I live, your comparison would be correct (though not in the US). I happen to disagree with the way Canadian law works in this regard, too.
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