Hate speech is words ###### to bring down a ######.

These words are used ###### someone that is part ###### a certain group. That ###### may have a certain ###### color, or are from ###### certain country. They may ###### a certain religion. It ###### even be their age. ###### maybe they just are ###### in some way.

Hate ###### uses cruel words known ###### slurs.

There is usually ###### goal behind hate speech. ###### person may use it ###### try to get other ###### to also hate or ###### that group.]]>
Pictures And Symbols Count Too Hate speech can also ###### pictures and symbols. A ###### is something that stands ###### something else. For example, ###### American flag is a ###### of the United States. ###### people think the Nazi ###### symbol is hate speech.

###### caused the Holocaust. The ###### was a terrible time ###### history. The Nazis killed ###### because of their religion.

###### Confederate flag is also ###### hate speech by some. ###### Confederacy was formed by ###### group of Southern states. ###### happened in the 1860s.]]>
Some people say hate ###### causes harm for its ######. It could cause violence ###### them.

Hate speech is ###### directed at people who ###### less power in the ######. People say that hate ###### makes its targets less ######.

Constitution Protects Hate Speech

Hate speech is a ###### for free countries. The ###### States is a free ######. The U.S.]]>
And so, there is a question: Should hate speech be controlled by the government? If so, how?

In ###### free societies, all speech ###### usually allowed. Even hate ###### is allowed.

Many people ###### disgusted by hate speech. ######, they do not want ###### government to block people ###### saying what they feel.

Making A Decision Together

###### some countries, no one ###### allowed to say bad ###### about the government. Most ###### in free countries do ###### like this. For them, ###### should be OK to ###### out against the government.]]>
###### groups say the government ###### block hate speech. Even ###### free countries, some groups ###### less power, they say. ###### people could get hurt ###### of hate speech.

More Than Words

For ######, hate speech is more ###### just words. It also ###### the unfair treatment of ###### groups. It could cause ###### people to take in ###### messages. Then, they may ###### to attack certain groups, ######.]]>
France, Germany and ###### are also democracies. But ###### made laws to reduce ###### speech. Many of those ###### were written because of ###### Holocaust.]]>