What are the laws against incitement to hatred in America?? (please read on ... I need to know your answer)?
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General rule in the US is that speech is protected, absent a few exceptions. Hate-based speech is not an exception.\n\nIncitement is. However, incitement is defined as intending to induce others to commit some illegal and harmful act, where it is likely that your audience will immediately (promptly) commit some illegal and harmful act. \n\nHating people is not illegal in the US, because the US does not regulate (too much) what people think. So, incitement to hatred is not unprotected. And unless you both intend to cause and are likely cause people to immediately rise up and commit violent unlawful actions based on your words, it's not incitement.\n\nTrue threats are another exception (unprotected speech). A true threat is one where you notify a target that personally intend to cause serious bodily harm to that person in near future, or that you want them to be afraid that you will do so. Saying you wished a certain group of people were dead doesn't rise to the level of a true threat, since there is no indication that you are going to immediately act to achieve that goal. \n\nSo, under US law, absent one of the exceptions (and there are others besides the ones I've listed), speech is protected (immune from government interference). \n\nBut, yes, people can be prosecuted for unprotected speech. And the above only applies US laws. Someone who was actually in another country and who breaks that country's laws would probably be subject to punishment in that country.
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"He who is without sin, cast the first stone."  All of you should be ashamed for the hatred that you show towards indviduals, even though your reference to hate is only subtle.  If we asked for every president to apologize for their mistakes, where would we be?  I'm not condoning the man, but I cannot accept the answers you give as those from knowledgable, thinking, unbiased people.
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drop hate. Act like a child, never look back, don't worry about tomorow, live for the moment. Good Luck.
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One million Americans?! Wow, I didn't realize we'd lost that many.  You can't be peaceful with people who want you dead and don't care how they do it. Women, children, white, black, short or tall. THEY DON'T CARE!! If you don't follow your religion, they want to kill you. So what if you want to “give peace a chance” with them; they don’t. Or, even you support them, they don’t care, they’ll still kill you and your family and friends and your dog just because.. Maybe once you think about who we’re fighting you might understand, but I doubt it.
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Act 10: 34 - 35 - ...."God is not partial for any man from any nation who WORKS righteousness is acceptable to Him"...\n\nIf that's the case, humans are certainly not imitating God or his Son.\n\nWhy does anyone face racism? Duh...it's just not going to go away when you have countries such as America constantly playing their sickening tone.\n\nPersonally, I have given up on all whites...as they are always topping the list of hate and bigotry and they use their positions to hurt people of color. I now use my position to hurt them and they don't like it, but they get angry and try to "pack up" with other bigots like them.\n\nRacism...blah..blah..blah...it... old and tired but the real sickening ones who constantly perpetuate it won't stop until Armageddon destroys them. That time is not far off. Until that time, I just exist with 'em but I don't try to be too social or friendly because they are a cursed race (leoprosy) and they cannot be trusted...like a diseased frog or something. \n\nBe careful and don't get too close because if you were a cursed race also, I guess you'd have a lot of evil and hate within you and you wouldn't behave yourself fairly. Whites think they run everything and thing is, they do not and this type of "we can" and you cannot illness keeps them in hot water constantly so they lie when they are confronted with their evil ways.\n\nMany times they don't even realize how evil they are but then when they do, they get mad and defensive and it turns into "I just don't care I'm white and I can do this" type sickness. That's when they really need to be eliminated by God, but God has his own time.\n\nAs far as interacting with them, I don't really care to...I don't associate with 'em much as they don't have goodness in their hearts and they always lie and cause major problems everywhere.\n\nThe world hates America mostly because of them and they group us all in the same bag. If they only knew how much many of us hate them for the horrific things they do on a daily basis and again they use their jobs to hurt people and laugh and have beers over their evil ways.\n\nWhat does God have to say about that? Well take a look:\n\nPsalms 37: 12 - The wicked one is plotting against the righteous one,\nAnd at him he is grinding his teeth.\n\n13 Jehovah himself will laugh at him,\nFor he certainly sees that his day will come.\n\nPsalms 37: 8 - Let anger alone and leave rage;\nDo not show yourself heated up only to do evil.\n\n9 For evildoers themselves will be cut off,\nBut those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth.\n\nNice ending for the good people soon, so just exist and don't get too close to them...they will backstab you every time.
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I think a lot of people fail to realize that the US has its own extremists. They're called the KKK and the Aryan Nation and just plain bigots like the people who burn down churches of mostly black congregations. We cannot all be held accountable for the abhorrent actions of a few. If this became practice, where would it end? Would parents of murderers also have to go to prison? Would teachers lose their jobs is a child in their class failed? This world and particularly our country is severely lacking in personal responsibility and accountability. The one or ones who perpetrate the act should pay.
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You are right. It is either kill or be killed. I mean, for some people, talking can do. But, for others, there are  no other means. If they want to kill you for no other reason then hating you because you are an American and they come after you, you just can't stand there. You got to fight! You got more reasons to live then they have reasons for killing you. That is how we keep America safe.
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What? About anything?  There are already certain restrictions.\nThe First Amendment (in the U.S.) does not include speech considered "incitement" -- speech encouraging imminent violence.  It also does not cover criminal speech, such as conspiracy (provided that, at least under federal law, there was an affirmative act in furtherance of the conspiracy).  In addition, criminals on probation are often restricted from being around or maintaining contact with known criminals, incidentally affecting their speech.\nBut the ability for people to associate and discuss politically controversial topics (whether it's racial segregation, the establishment [politically] of a Muslim [or Christian] theocracy, universal health care, the end of the death penalty, or a prohibition on abortoin) is the core of the First Amendment.  Just because you don't like the speech doesn't allow you to censor it.  Outside of the particularized harms listed above, and a few others (like fighting words, defamation, intellectual property infringement, etc.) we have to protect the speech, because some day you might want to associate and say something unpopular, too.
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"I disapprove of what you say. I disagree with what you say. And I defend your right to say it."\n\nThis is the essence of free speech in a free society. I am very sad reading the posts here from people born and raised in America who still can't understand this basic concept.
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You are 100% right about there being so much hatred. I'm neither Republican or Democrat. Everyone has different ideas & we should be respectful of each other.I am a Christian & I never knew how many people hated me for that. On another note I think you answered 1 of my questions & I just wanted to apologize if I offended you in any way. I really am sorry
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I do not promise not to use the word hate where it is justified.  More often, it is the situation, rather than a person or group that I "hate" anyway.  I don't think the leg that fell off my table cares if I hate it or not.  And I am a pretty loving person when it comes to people. I always have and will continue to use the word "hate" conservatively though.
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I wish the controller from yahoo would answer it!!  You are right tho, i have seen loads of crape against a particular community and a particular religion which should have not been allowed in the first place.
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Yup, I am a godless hell bound liberal who hates America.  i guess it doesn't matter that I am an eight year veteran of the United States Army or anything like that.  I defended your right to free speech as well, even though I am an atheist morally corrupt individual.
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I don't think this is a strictly american syndrome, and i hold no hatred twoards foreigners. We have social programs specifically help minorities/ ie affirmative action NAACP etc. And we are teh only superpower so I think that the superiority complex is innate. As far as discrimination and predjudice, I was in france and had a discussion with some french dude about why they all hate blacks, who moved to france from french colonies in africa. Also, look at Iraq, Sudan, and who can forget slobodan milosevic, in serbia...where not only do they hate ethnic groups but they assasinate them. So I guess in conclusion it is not a American issue but a human issue and I am farily certain it occurs in all racially diverse countries. Maybe the majority/ruling party likes using minorities as scape goats. Anyways dont hate on Americans, at least we try.
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The question is first, do americains hate aliens, illegal or not.\n\nRemember, each country that mistreats it's immigrants, legal or illegal, sooner or later encourages them (the immigrants) towards hostile actions in that country.\n\nIn today's world, tolerence and understanding is important but of course, at one point one cannot just let everyone in.\n\nI would say that you get what you give..legal or illegal!
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Of course I'm appalled... but that's the ACLU.  Their origins were sound and reasonable... but they have crossed into areas that are amusing/appalling !!\n\nThe ACLU will defend anyones right to their interpretation of "free-speech":  the Klan, White Supremicists, Islamic Terrorists...\n\nThen again... it's nice to have a counter to the Religious Right who wish to ban: Harry Potter books, Catcher in the Rye, etc.
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No, I don't!  I'm sick of all this persecution based on religion/culture.  Do I disagree with Muslims on many points and take issue with their actions?  Yes.  Do I think that because I disagree with them they are barbarians who don't deserve to live?  No.  It would be horribly egocentric of me or anyone else to declare themselves a moral authority and decide and entire people don't deserve to live.  Someone else gave themselves that same sort of moral authority about sixty-five years ago.  His name was Adolf Hitler.  I'm glad to see we've all learned so much from the past.  Way to promote bigotry, world.