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Originally posted by gothweb
Promoting racism has largely been outlawed... Not as a speech act, but as an incitement to action. It is illegal because it is generally designed to lead people to commit crimes, including violent ones.
I believe that everyone should have the right to their opinion. I even think that outlawing hate speech is wrong... I guess I also think that allowing it to happen, and letting people get killed because of it, is more wrong.
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The thing of it is, Labrat wasn't "promoting" anything, he was merely stating his opinion, as inflamatory as they may be. Big difference. Stating your opinion about other races, cultures and countries is and should be perfectly legal. Counselling others to commit hate crimes against those cultures is what is illegal, something Labrat has yet to do.
In other words people, if you don't like someone's opinion, feel free to debate them intelligently and prove why they're wrong, or simply piss off and ignore them.
And to Kenny --- If you're going to go take revenge out on someone, just do it. Don't announce it to the world like a bonehead. Your post is an outright public threat, which is another thing that is illegal, at least in most civilized countries.
Rat's posted opinions = legal
Kenny's posted threat = illegal
So, who is it really needs their legs broken?