I think you missed Atma's point bloodlusta.
The concept of "Unacceptable Hate Speech" is entirely a liberal construct.
There's a well-known statement "Though I disagree with what you say, I'll defend to the death your right to say it." - Evelyn Beatrice Hall
This sums up the conservative view of freedom of speech both in theory and in practice.
Examples:
Liberals make fun of Bush's oratory blunders, they're expressing thier opinions.
Conservatives make fun of Obama's oratory blunders, they're racists.
Liberals call soldiers in Iraq 'baby killers' - they're expressing their opinions.
Conservatives disapprove of increasing taxes in an already stressed economy, they're racists and they're only saying that because they hate Obama.
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