Hate speech is words ###### expressions used to bring ###### a person. The target ###### the speech belongs to ###### certain social group. That ###### may be a certain ######, from a certain country ###### have a certain sexual ######. It may be that ###### follow a certain religion, ###### a certain age, have ###### physical or mental disability ###### something else.

Hate speech ###### cruel words known as ######. Someone might use hate ###### in order to convince ###### people to hate or ###### a certain group.

Some ###### speech involves cruel stereotypes. ###### stereotype is unfairly believing ###### all people of one ###### are a certain way.

Swastikas And The Confederate Flag

###### speech can also include ###### and symbols.]]>
The ###### flag is also considered ###### speech by some. The ###### was formed by a ###### of Southern states that ###### away from the United ######. They separated from the ###### to keep owning black ###### as slaves. This led ###### the Civil War.

People ###### hate speech argue that ###### causes emotional pain for ###### victims. It could also ###### violence against them. They ###### say that it makes ###### victims less equal in ######. That is particularly true, ###### claim, because hate speech ###### usually directed at people ###### already have less power ###### society.]]>
Censorship Is Not Good

So, there is a constant debate in these societies: Should hate speech be controlled or punished by the government? If so, how?

In many democratic ######, all speech is usually ###### - even hate speech. ###### person may be disgusted ###### hate speech. But they ###### think that it is ###### to not allow people ###### speak their mind. They ###### not want the government ###### censor people for saying ###### they feel.

Censorship is ###### the government blocks people ###### saying, writing, watching or ###### certain things.

People worry ###### a government using censorship ###### do it unfairly. For ######, in some nondemocratic countries, ###### government does not allow ###### to criticize the government.]]>
Hate Begets Hate

Some people argue that ###### best way to fight ###### speech is to point ###### how wrong and false ###### is. In this free ######, there's an "open exchange ###### ideas." This means that ###### ideas should be discussed ###### debated. Then society agrees ###### what ideas it wants ###### doesn't want.

Some people ###### that hate speech should ###### censored. They point out ###### even in free societies, ###### all people and groups ###### equal power. The "open ###### of ideas" doesn't recognize ###### fact that some groups ###### less power. They could ###### hurt because of hate ######.]]>
Hate Speech Usually Cannot Be Blocked

Victims of hate ###### cannot speak as freely ###### defend themselves. For them, ###### speech is part of ###### larger system of being ###### unfairly. Hate speech just ###### more problems for the ######, and basically silences them.

###### United States protects freedom ###### speech in the First ###### of the Constitution. Sometimes, ###### cases come up that ###### whether hate speech should ###### should not be censored. ###### general, the court has ###### hate speech cannot be ######. Hate speech is usually ###### illegal if it is ###### used to cause immediate ###### or danger to a ###### or group. Other free ######, such as France, Germany ###### Canada, have laws designed ###### stop some hate speech. ###### of these laws were ###### because of the Holocaust ###### World War II.]]>