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Hate speech is not protected speech and people advocating for hate speech as โ€œfreeze peachesโ€ usually want to abolish the actual freedom of speech

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Is it โ€œhate speechโ€ when people are protesting against an oppressive, evil ideology? Would it still be hate speech if someone burned a Bible?

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it depends on the form of protest and yes burning the bible in public is hate speech and not a constructive criticism of christianity or the churches, were iโ€™d be happy to join in as there is a lot to criticise. But that criticism can and should be voiced without burning bibles.

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Should criticism be able to be voiced without burning literature? Yes. Do I think climate activists should be able to be heard without disrupting peopleโ€™s commutes by blocking traffic? Yes.

Unfortunately, sometimes activists are ignored without an unusual act of protest, and protests should not be considered hate speech unless theyโ€™re directly calling for violence towards a group. I donโ€™t think burning a book falls under that category.

With all that being said, the government should not be responsible for deciding what a person can or cannot do unless theyโ€™re actively hurting another person.

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