Hi folks. What I wish to pose to you follows somewhat from the question Tina raised, about the injury people are capable of through indirect action or "example". The quote from Mill I want you to consider is from early in the second reading: "We have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavorable opinion of anyone, not to the oppression of his individuality, but to the expression of ours... For we have the right to choose the society most acceptable to us." (p.86 of the Oxford edition).
It seems as though one could use this argument in favor of hate speech (though certainly not hate crimes). In our politically correct society, hate speech can cause profound damage, both to the speaker and those in their sphere of influence. What arguments might be made against this "right"?
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