The difference being that the definition of "hate speech" is a slippery slope, closely connected with the euphemism treadmill. The difference being, usually the

The difference being that the definition of "hate speech" is a slippery slope, closely connected with the euphemism treadmill. The difference being, usually the euphemism treadmill doesn't have any legislative import... Examples off the top of my head: the demonization of "illegal" when in reference to people who cross the border without the right to do so. The willful conflation of "Muslim" as a race rather than a religion.