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		setopt on Aug 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to t... When else do you need to quote it these days? In current societies with free speech, the main legal exceptions are usually for hate speech.

menotyou on Aug 15, 2024 [–]

Here in Germany you can see how this argument evolves. For the Green party everything which disagrees with their position is declared nowadays rated as "hate speech" because the only conceivable reason for disagreeing with the green is people hate them.

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