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In reply to the discussion: I do not condone killing ... [View all]kelly1mm
(4,751 posts)(aka give freedom of speech protections to that person) is not the same as condoning the message. You are free to boycott, protest, and use your own voice in direct opposition to that speech or even plead that they do not publish/broadcast the speech. You just are not allowed to stop that speech.
"does your free speech right mean I have to tolerate your intolerance?" It depends on what you mean by tolerance. What you cannot do is assault me, kill me, or in any way physically attack me for my intolerant free speech. You CERTAINLY do not have to agree with my intolerant free speech.
Here is an example I wrote about yesterday:
I often thought if the KKK wanted to march in my town and was denied a permit, I would be the first to come to their aid to help get them a permit. However, once that permit was secured, you would see my right in the front row of the counter protest. To me this is not a contradiction. I can see how others would disagree.