>If you make declarative statements that villainize minority groups, you make others fear for their safety and it silences voices. That is a form of "violent sp

>If you make declarative statements that villainize minority groups, you make others fear for their safety and it silences voices. That is a form of "violent speech", Not in the United States. Matal v Tam >>Speech that demeans on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, disability, or any other similar ground is hateful; but the proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence is that we protect the freedom to express "the thought that we hate." ---- remember, at one point it was considered 'harmful' be a majority whites for us browns/blacks to express our civil rights. Just because a majority goes "this is bad" doesn't mean it necessarily is.