Most of us are firmly opposed to hate speech.  What is hate speech?  A problem arises when our definitions vary.  Another problem arises when we seek the right way to oppose it. Unfortunately, there are powerful forces on the political left that have no doubt concerning either of these.  For them, hate speech is whatever they dislike, and the right way to oppose it is to do anything they can – literally anything. By "anything," we might include overt force, but the leftist censors have more subtle and more sinister methods.  The major social media have enormous, and growing, power over what may or may not be said on their websites.  Because we all abhor hate speech, this abhorrence has given them an opening to insert their own definitions.  If Facebook or YouTube bans you for promoting what the site calls hate speech, there is little defense.  You have been labeled a hater, and from...(Read Full Post)