a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment
b_b  ·  4611 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Grrrrrrrrrrr
Ah caio, if only everyone got it as well as you...sigh, what a wonderful world it would be.

As to your question about hate speech. The only type of speech that is banned in the US is specific threats against people and inciting violence. I can say, "I hate hubskiers, and I wish someone would kill them." But I can't say, "I hate thenewgreen, and I'm going to kill him." There are no laws against any type of racist, offensive or violent speech that doesn't make a serious threat to anyone in particular like you might find in many European countries (like for example their laws against Holocaust denial). Free speech is one of the holiest things here.

What is it like in Brazil? What type of things are permissible there?