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In reply to the discussion: Man faces hate crime charge in Scotland over dog's 'Nazi salute' [View all]Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)(And now Scotland goes down the rabbit hole, here, because they apparently do.)
I mean, the 1st Amendment is clear, someone can be a bigoted fuckhat, a racist shitheel, a flaming hemorrhoid of neonaziism, even, and yet they still have the constitutional right to spew their nasty-ass mouth flatulence and let everyone else know exactly what the everlovin' fuck is wrong with their particular head.
Which is, to my mind, as it should be. Even though such expressions are foul and worthy of universal condemnation. Beyond that, so much of "hate" has to do with intent, and it's pretty damn hard to distinguish between someone saying "&$&*%&(% the (%*(*@#*($" because they mean it, or saying it ironically, or just saying it to get a rise out of their girlfriend.