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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Freedom of speech[/quote]

The First Amendment does not protect speech that:
- Incites imminent lawless action. This means the speech is intended to and likely to provoke immediate illegal activity.
- Constitutes a true threat. This involves a serious expression of intent to commit violence against a particular individual or group.
- Is considered "fighting words". These are words that by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace, and are typically limited to face-to-face encounters.
- Defames someone. This involves a false statement that harms an individual's reputation and can be proven false.
- Harassment. This refers to severe, persistent, and pervasive unwelcome conduct based on protected characteristics that unreasonably interferes with an individual's educational or employment environment.

There are consequences to racist speech. Employers, schools, social groups and/or platforms, public spaces, etc can still respond to such speech with disciplinary actions, termination of employment, social repercussions, law enforcement involvement, etc.

So, no, the First Amendment does not apply to all situations. Just don't be a racist POS. [/quote]

Exactly, what OP describes doesn’t fall under the exclusions. Freedom of speech. Especially  speech you hate. [/quote]

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