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Tim Walz falsely claims misinformation and hate speech are not protected by the First Amendment

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Oh, I know. It's a world where a Democrat points out that there are limits to what you can and cannot say.
We all know this is about silencing conservative thought and expression no matter how one tries to propagandize it.
 
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What benefit do hate speech and lies bring to a society?
You don't get it, hate and misinformation speech is protected by the US constitution 1st amendment, it takes 2/3 of congress to change this constitutional amendment, and your desired change is nothing more than barking at the moon, ain't gonna happen
 
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You don't get it, hate and misinformation speech is protected by the US constitution 1st amendment, it takes 2/3 of congress to change this constitutional amendment, and your desired change is nothing more than barking at the moon, ain't gonna happen
I understand that. I'm asking YOU what benefit those two things being protected by 1A brings to a society?
 
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I understand that. I'm asking YOU what benefit those two things being protected by 1A brings to a society?
Freedom of speech and expression is a good thing, regardless if you like it or not

Examples: I hate drug dealers killing people by their unlawful actions, and I enjoy the freedom to speak and express my feelings

I hate the misinformation being promoted by the liberal MSM daily and I enjoy the freedom to speak and express my feelings
 
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Whelp, I guess you get to live in a place where lying and hate speech are valued, then.

Well done?
Don't be silly, it's not valued, but it is protected. Better to have protected speech than live in a country where the government can toss you in jail for saying something THEY deem as hate speech. Like yours.

Your country is a prime example how hate speech is not unilaterally prosecuted. Only the speech they want to prosecute is.

I think I see why so many on the left support this. They know they can say whatever they want and be fine, but if the other side says anything they deem hateful they can be tossed in prison.

Hillary Clinton calls a swath of Americans deplorables, hate speech, Biden telling blacks that Republicans want to put them back in chains, hate speech. The left has shown rhe only speech they deem as hate speech is anything they deem as hate speech. We don't see anyone on the left calling for the end of hate speech when they attack Christians or white people or conservatives.

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So apparently the only hate speech the left cares.about and prosecutes is anything they deem.as hate speech from the right, while any hate speech from the left is left alone.
 
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Did you just build a straw man to tilt against? Why bother? That nothing at all like laws. That’s some Oligarchy fever dream. Weird.
I simply provided proof that laws aren't needed in order for the government to manipulate private businesses to do their bidding.
 
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The legislatures who represent we the people.
Does that mean you want the legislature (controlled by various political parties at various times) determining what is considered "hate" speech at the moment, and then having people arrested for it?
 
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Does that mean you want the legislature (controlled by various political parties at various times) determining what is considered "hate" speech at the moment, and then having people arrested for it?
Yes. But in the interest of liberty I would want the definition to be very narrow, as it mostly is for the other 1st amendment exceptions that have been deemed reasonable over time.
 
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Yes. But in the interest of liberty I would want the definition to be very narrow, as it mostly is for the other 1st amendment exceptions that have been deemed reasonable over time.
Aren't they rather narrow now? It's already illegal to yell "fire" in a crowded theatre, but some people still like to claim that one politician making a claim (which may or may not be true but could be researched by the audience) is equivalent to that. Even riots have been glossed over in the name of free speech, even though it cost innocent people their lives, and cost society billions of dollars.
There are already laws against slander if a person can claim they've been materially harmed by someone else's lie against them. I'm not sure that it's ever been successfully used against a politician who said something that resulted in the targeted politician not being elected though.
 
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What benefit do hate speech and lies bring to a society?
who decides what "lies" are? The people who rule over us?
or what "hate speech" is?

I'm sure every dictator out there would like to define criticism of him or his government as "lies" and "hate" or order to shut it down and have those who engage in it arrested

this is why we have a First Amendment
 
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I think Im fairly close to you on this issue, and would want to see specifics before judging. Basically Im just not ruling out the concept.
 
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Here's what happens to those who don't:
 
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the campaign ads were misleading and sketchy, and there were ethical issues

and if the Trump campaign had been doing this, Walz and others would be calling for such ads to be removed on grounds that they are "disinformation"

and connected to all of this is the incident from a few days ago where a left-wing Washington Post journalist asked the Whitehouse what it would do to "stop" the Trump interview on X, on the grounds that it could be "misinformation"

which further illustrates the need to educate the political left in this country on what the First Amendment and free expression actually means

 
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.....and connected to all of this is the incident from a few days ago where a left-wing Washington Post journalist asked the Whitehouse what it would do to "stop" the Trump interview on X, on the grounds that it could be "misinformation"......

Yet people call us "conspiracy theorists" if this sort of thing is pointed out.
But it shows that even the journalists think that if they disagree with someone, it's ok for the government to silence them. Journalism school clearly didn't teach them what the 1st Amendment is all about, other than it protects the Press.
 
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You did not answer my question. I specifically asked about hate speech and lies. Not 1A in general.

Why not remove hate speech and lies from 1A? Hypothetically speaking, would that be a bad thing.
 
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Don't be silly, it's not valued, but it is protected. Better to have protected speech than live in a country where the government can toss you in jail for saying something THEY deem as hate speech. Like yours.
And what is so wrong with that? Can you not imagine a society where free speech excludes Hate Speech and lies in the same what that you can't yell 'fire' in a cinema? Hate speech and lies are 'bad things'. Don't you agree that society is better off without (very specifically) Hate Speech and lies?
 
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