Update (10/16/23): The Illinois man who fatally stabbed a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy had reportedly been worried about the “day of jihad” and had “been listening to conservative talk radio about the Israel-Hamas war and became increasingly concerned about his Muslim tenants.”
Right-wing media spent days fearmongering about potential mass violence happening on Friday after a former Hamas political leader was reportedly mistranslated as advocating for a “day of jihad.” Despite a lack of evidence of a related threat to the United States, some called for increased surveillance and others gave advice on how to best avoid an attack.
So we shouldn’t do anything because something bad might happen? That’s like claiming the 8th amendment could lead to lawlessness because we will treat criminals too nice
Yeah, you shouldn’t hand the current administration the power to silence speech, because the next administration might use that power against you. That seems like a pretty damn good precaution in a multicultural society.
The administration doesn’t decide what is or is not abhorrent speech.
That’s who runs the enforcement, though.
I don’t think you grasp the difference between “the law” and “law enforcement.”