As white supremacists from as far as Canada revel in intimidating Sunshine State residents, critics blast DeSantis for his silence

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    1 year ago

    Is “Jews get the rope” an incitement to violence? Because these recent rallies seem to be hitting very close to what are the commonly-accepted limits on free speech in America.

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      Unfortunately, it’s limited to “direct, imminent threats of violence”. What we’d consider stochastic terrorism currently skirts by under American law. I wish it were different, but it is not.

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      1 year ago

      Is “eat the rich” or a guillotine reference a call for violence?

      You’re legally allowed to say awful shit, you just can’t act on it, or have a reasonable suspiscion that you may imminently act on it.