And now in Minnesota and in Washington State and Oregon, they're saying, oh, we're going to arrest people that criticize Somalis for hate crimes.
And now in Minnesota and in Washington State and Oregon, they're saying, oh, we're going to arrest people that criticize Somalis for hate crimes.
Look, none of that stuff has ever really been the issue, but what has has been expanding what characteristics qualified for consideration in determining what constitutes a hate crime. Previously, to the time that we're talking about, if you were to beat up someone who was trans because they were trans, it wasn't a hate crime. But with the expanded legal definitions of what constituted a hate crime, it could constitute a hate crime. That sort of thing. You'd be totally free to say whatever bullshit you want. You can say whatever you want. You could say that trans people aren't human if you want. Go for it. It's a free speech. I mean, whatever other people would respond to that, that's also their freedom to respond. But, like, that is what Alex is talking about when he's talking about draconian hate speech laws that are going to eviscerate the First Amendment. It's this same sort of thing. It's like protecting classes of people that weren't protected before.