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    Hate speech is defined as “speech intended to degrade, intimidate, or incite violence or prejudicial action against someone based on his or her race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.” There has been a controversial issue regarding hate speech and the laws that prohibit it. The right to freedom of expression reassures each person the right to express themselves in ideas and opinions without the government's interference. Hate speech is not protected by the first

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    We Must Stop Hate Speech

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    During the turbulent tides of the 2016 election, the question of whether or not hate speech is protected under the First Amendment has been brought up multiple times. Hate speech is defined by the American Bar Association as “speech that offends, threatens, or insults groups, based on race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or other traits.” One side argues that hateful comments should not and are not protected due to the oppression they bring. After all, why would

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    understanding the value and power of the First Amendment. With so many people believing that “hate speech” is not covered there is a feeling of hypocrisy that comes from their whole movement. The point brought up about the protests in Charlottesville next to the signs of Black Lives Matter protest, it just shows that it is hate speech if you dictate it towards a minority. Even if the left thinks hate speech isn’t covered by the First Amendment, I don’t think they understand how much they use it. The

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    distinguish the United States from other nations who lack liberties for their people. However, plenty of people claim freedom of speech is abused by people to harass minorities with hate speech. Hate speech is a verbal attack on a person or group due to their ethnic background, race, gender, sexuality, religion or disability. Numerous people demand a ban on hate speech from college campuses. However, in elementary, middle and high school, we were taught to not ridicule other religions, races or sexualities

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    again. I believe that we must seek for a solution that will not only resolve the hate towards any race, but hatred towards anything in general. This includes the obscene controversy of gender equality, gender identity, religion, and extreme feminism where hate prominently decorates the argumentative topics. This solution will prevent anyone from forwarding any criticism to any person, as criticism is the birth of hate speech itself. If this solution is strictly followed, then we may be able to prevent

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    Free Speech is the privilege available to all but is also criticized if the speaker chooses to demonize a subject. This issue has left the government and public in, the ambiguity of what sanctions Free Speech Laws will able to act in without causing any illegal activity. Being frequently brought into question when there is an incision of negative response, or instilled hatred upon a specific ethnicity when spoken to an audience. If this is not kept under the legislative and the public eye, individuals

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    The issue of hate speech reveals that the freedom offered by Liberalism is not absolute nor is it perfect. However, this essay still maintains that the freedoms offered by Liberalism significantly outweigh its failings, especially when compared with Fascism or Communism. First of all, this essay defines hate speech as “speech which attacks a person or group on the basis of attributes like… religion,” (Nockleby, 2000, 1277-79). The issue of hate speech presents an interesting paradox; taking action

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    considered what is called hate speech. Hate speech is speech that attacks people based on race, sexual orientation, gender, or any other personal attributes. For many years, people have had debates about if hate speech should or should not be protected by the First Amendment. This debate could cause the leaders of the United States to form new laws. Also, whether it be in a positive way or in a negative way, it can change the way American citizens act toward one another. Hate speech is currently protected

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    Hate speech is often misunderstood because it can be classified as either careless or intentionally hurtful. Many people interpret careless statements as acts of aggression, but with good reason. It would be false to say that the freedom of speech has never been manipulated to inflict damage upon others. Questions have been risen of what hate speech is and if it should be allowed to be viewed by public access. Alan M. Dershowitz delivers an enumerative definition of the term by asserting all speech

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    words was to get a reaction. Hate Speech is an expression that is abusive, insulting, intimidating, harassing, and/or incites violence, hatred or discrimination. People are typically targeted because of the way they identify themselves ethnicity, religion, race, or national origin. In the case with hate speech in the United States many people do not want to put a regulation of what is said on the Internet because of the first Amendment that allows people the freedom of speech. There are other ways in

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