> If the Russian example you give is supported by the majority then that is by definition democratic, even though propaganda created that public sentiment in th

> If the Russian example you give is supported by the majority then that is by definition democratic, even though propaganda created that public sentiment in the first place. Should propaganda (manifestos of hate in this case) be censored? Your own example suggests "yes it should". Not at all. If you give governments powers to censor people, sooner or later you will have someone in power that will use those tools maliciously against their own populace. Therfore you don't allow a government (or anyone else for that matter) to censor except in very specific circumstances e.g. when the content is considered obscene (child pornography being an example). That why it is important that everyone has a right to speak their mind, even if it highly objectionable.