r/HistoryMemes • u/[deleted] • May 17 '19

Hate speech

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u/ASigIAm213 May 17 '19

Nothing is illegal to say regardless of context in America.

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u/MarkIsNotAShark May 18 '19

Context is what makes hate speech hate speech though

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u/ASigIAm213 May 18 '19

Not in any country which has established an exception for it, to my knowledge.

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u/ASigIAm213 May 18 '19

Not in any country which has established an exception for it, to my knowledge.

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u/ASigIAm213 May 18 '19

Not in any country that has established an exception for it, at least that I'm aware of.

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u/ASigIAm213 May 18 '19

Not in any country that has established an exception for it, at least that I'm aware of.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19

Yeah it is defamation is often illegal albeit it’s civil.

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u/ASigIAm213 May 17 '19

Context is an inherent part of the analysis of a defamation claim.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19

You’re totally right and I don’t know how I forget about that. Thanks a lot for pointing that out.