Reply #37: France's constitution does not guarantee free speech

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That's a mistake, imo. I think that free speech - even hate speech - has to be protected. It's a release valve.

Let people say or wear anything that they wish. Let others express what they think of the first group's opinion.

The alternative - suppressing free speech - forces the expressions underground. People become resentful. They get a movement going.

The Ku Klux Klan lost a lot of support when they were finally allowed to start marching around in public. Turned out that the vast majority of Americans hate their guts. When the Klan was forced to meet in secret, then their "cause" had a certain appeal.

I think that France has made a mistake.