Is Hate Speech Free Speech?
How to solve the issue of free speech and hate speech? Some use violence to silence speech they do not like. Others use intimidation or shouting down. Many Republicans and Democrats takes sides based on political preference rather than principle. What's the libertarian view on speech?
"Others use intimidation or shouting down." This is the part I'm fuzzy on and confused about. The argument on the left is: "Yes, everyone has free speech. But that includes the speech of counter-protesters. The First Amendment only prohibits government from denying free speech. It does not prohibit private citizens from engaging in their free speech of shouting down a speaker they object with." I agree with Ron Paul that if the speech is held on private property the problem is easily solved. But what if the speech is held in a college auditorium or a college campus? Is it the right of counter-protesters to drown out a speaker by shouting since they are private citizens and not the government?
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