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Kovnik Obama wrote:
Kilkrazy wrote:There is no law against inciting racial hatred in the US.

That's pretty dumb, or sad, or both... I don't care much about what happens on the Internet, because it's the Internet and you would be a fool to care too much about it... but if you go around and publicly assemble to shout that kind of dangerous propaganda, then you deserve to get repeatedly punched in the face for it. At least I hope that the U.S. judges are lenient when condemning acts of violence directed toward neo-nazi scum...

It's there to allow people like you to write things like "you deserve to get repeatedly punched in the face for it." and not get arrested.
Essentially, it's present to fight the possibility of fascism (whether right wing or liberal) from coming to exist without a fight in the system.

**deathholydeath**

Kovnik Obama wrote:

I know little of the Sharia Law. If it implies denying the right to life to those who disagree with the government, then yes.

Essentially, yes it does. But Muslims should still be able to petition for it, or speak for it, and so forth. With regard to freedom of speech issues, advocating anything else seems hypocritical. Now if they cross the line from advocating to implementation, they should have to face the law wherever the situation necessitates such action.