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|content= | |content=Mark this prediction: the First Amendment alone *cannot* save free speech. If you lose the nebulous concept of the unthinkable in common culture you will end up with laws against “Hate Speech” because directed murder and mayhem will normalize and spread like wildfire. You either load the prohibition against the unthinkable, on culture or you will be forced to load it upon the law. | ||
Mark this prediction: the First Amendment alone *cannot* save free speech. If you lose the nebulous concept of the unthinkable in common culture you will end up with laws against “Hate Speech” because directed murder and mayhem will normalize and spread like wildfire. You either load the prohibition against the unthinkable, on culture or you will be forced to load it upon the law. | |||
And, as a proud American Patriot, I want there to be no such thing legally as Hate Speech. At all. | And, as a proud American Patriot, I want there to be no such thing legally as Hate Speech. At all. | ||
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Long live American Free Speech. | Long live American Free Speech. | ||
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|content=When it comes to speech, there is: | |||
Shouldn’t (Bad)</br> | |||
'''Mustn’t''' (Unthinkable)</br> | |||
'''Can’t''' (Illegal) | |||
If broadly celebrating political murder of national figures is merely “Shouldn’t”, we will end up with “Can’t”. | |||
'''Free speech is **all** about “Mustn’t”.''' | |||
'''We bet all of society on “Mustn’t”.''' | |||
It’s hard to remember how many times I’ve had to say this. It’s like we don’t understand and teach our own culture’s particularly American genius. | |||
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|content=Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech." | |content=Attorney General Pam Bondi: "There's free speech and then there's hate speech, and there is no place, especially now, especially after what happened to Charlie, in our society...We will absolutely target you, go after you, if you are targeting anyone with hate speech." | ||
|timestamp=5:56 PM · Sep 15, 2025 | |timestamp=5:56 PM · Sep 15, 2025 | ||
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