How is it defined? Who defines it? You? Your friends? Your political opponents? The government? Corporations? Speech is not violence or actions. They should no

How is it defined? Who defines it? You? Your friends? Your political opponents? The government? Corporations? Speech is not violence or actions. They should not be conflated. Incitement of violence should be treated as such. "Hate" speech can never be well defined. I can hate things. I can hate ideas. And the when I speak about them, you can tar me with hate speech to shut me down. This is antithetical to a free society, the foundation of what the United States was built upon, and generally the modern "western" philosophy. People should be free to speak their mind. If others disagree, or find what they're saying offensive, then they can choose to not associate with these people.