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Uncle Joe

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3. Would January 6th incitement qualify as hate speech?
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 09:52 PM
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"Free speech isn’t absolute in the U.S., but the exceptions are narrow, and “hate speech” isn’t one of them. The Supreme Court held in a famous 1969 case, Brandenburg v. Ohio, that the government can punish speech as incitement only if it’s directed toward, and likely to produce, “imminent lawless action.” General expressions of hate on the internet are despicable, but they aren’t cause for prosecution."

Thanks for the thread question everything

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