bobad,

You mean, like the union songs that talk about the bosses, and scabs? Or the hymms declaring the superiority of some select group? Or the natiuonalist songs ( of most nations)?

How does one decide what is ACCEPTABLE hate? Isn't that the problem? It seems that to hate GW Bush is ok here. atthe getaway there was a song in parodies that seemed to be over the edge for most of the people there- about Sirhan getting the wrong Kennedy...

My definition is that one should be able to speak whatever one wants- but one's ACTIONS are subject to limitations. It is allowable to say "string up the bastards!" but not to lynch them.

Just look at what liberals here say about Bush- if it was being said about someone they agreed with , it would be classed as hate speech.

I would rather suffer the offensive speech than the loss of freedom of speech.