I remember a speech Christopher Hitchens gave a few times about this, and I generally agree with him. Suggested reading for all: http://blog.skepticallibertari

I remember a speech Christopher Hitchens gave a few times about this, and I generally agree with him. Suggested reading for all: http://blog.skepticallibertarian.com/2014/09/30/christopher-hitchens-freedom-of-speech-means-freedom-to-hate/ http://blog.skepticallibertarian.com/2014/09/30/christopher-... The real point is that saying "I'm offended" doesn't give anyone the right to shut up anyone else. We have freedom of speech, not freedom from speech. The recent move in the US to push hate speech laws is an egregious attack on our foundational principles of free speech in my opinion.