We all know words can incite harm. Incitement is a specific class of speech that is generally prohibited. I see nobody here arguing against this. However, muc

We all know words can incite harm. Incitement is a specific class of speech that is generally prohibited. I see nobody here arguing against this. However, much speech that is not incitement is also called hate speech, and that part of the Venn diagram is what we're talking about. These words are called harmful to justify the use of force to silence them, on much more abstract grounds than incitement.