So what exactly is hate speech?

[byron92]

Hate speech, is a politically correct buzzword for people who are so insecure in their beliefs and convitions that mere words can shake them up enough to hire a lawyer.

[aswynn81]

I think Obama is incompetent, I don't what nationality he is...and as for illegal immigrants they do erode our way of life because they are living parasitically off the system, being paid for by American citizens and yet don't have to abide by the laws and regulations that we do, therefore they don't have to be accountable for what they do. Hate speech is derogatory remarks directed at a particular race based on religion, culture, etc. also the threat of violence to a race, culture etc.

[wakeley58]

Hate speech is when whitey says anything I don't like, which to be specific, is saying you think taxes are too high, or if you voted against gay marriage or anything else that conflicts with the Democratic Party platform.

[sebastiano]

There is no legal definition of hate speech, but the generally accepted one is speech intended to degrade, intimidate, or incite violence or prejudicial action against someone based on his/her race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.

It's not illegal in the US, but the majority of Western nations have some form of laws against it.

[jan46]

There's no such thing in the US.

[slaine]

To get a clearer idea you would need to check out how hate speech laws are actually enforced in countries, mostly in Europe, which have them. There are not many actual prosecutions, although, obviously many people are saying things which might technically be breaking the law. Generally, for police and prosecuting authorities to consider the trouble and expense of a prosecution to be worthwhile, the hate speech must be in public and likely to incite others to violence or at least 'a breach of the peace'. To give an idea of how it would work, if the Westboro Baptists operated in a country with hate speech laws, they probably wouldn't be prosecuted for saying what they say in their own church or on a website, but would be arrested and prosecuted at funerals.

[gervaso81]

If a Liberal says you are being mean and taking the Presidents words out of context, you are using Hate Speech and they have laws set up (NDAA) to indefinitely detain you if they don't like the way you talk. The Military can just come and take you. And Obama and his UN small arms treaty????

Wake up Liberals. This is a Program to put us in a NWO where we won't even have the right to get rich if we want. That's what all the taxes are about on the Middle Class and Wealthy (250,000)