>>>My exchange with Peter (and indirectly with Marcia) was under the context of 3 U.S. citizens.
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>No, you invented that context, just as you sought to impose a US legal definition of hate speech on a general discussion. Peter correctly replied that this is not the (US) legal forum, it's a chatter section. His view was
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>>if you want to speak in LEGAL terms, maybe. But this is the Chatter section not the Legal one :-)
>>but always speaking ill of ones president says a lot.
>>In some countries people get beheaded for it
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>The only US context appears to be certain people always having a go at satanobama. There was a time when only an Ayatollah would do that, but times change I guess. And yes, Peter obviously knows that you (we) are fortunate to live where you don't get your head cut off for trash talking a deity or head of state. But even in the US free speech does not trump all: try publishing a threat against satanobama and see what happens to you.
You might recall Forum member TC Holzer's reaction to a statement you made in late 2013: the message ID is Message #
1589419Holzer's opening sentence pretty much sums up my reaction.
