racist opinion a crime ?

[helary at niji.or.jp]

> BRC contradicts itself. Above it says that Horowitz is "constitutionally
> entitled" to express his views; below it says that the First Amendment "does
> not justify racism." Which is it? The First Amendment doesn't "justify"
> anything save the right to speak without fear of state interference. Thus,
> anyone and everyone is covered (except the standard exceptions, libel,
> slander, etc.). Racists and fascists have the right to speak their minds, as
> do radicals of the left.

i france, racists opinions are punished by law. opinions that openly threaten 
the constitution are as well (as far as i remember) and i think there are also 
provisions for fascist opinions (esp related to nazism etc). do you think 
french 'democracy'/society offers a 'less' free environment even though total 
freedom of opinion is not respected ?

i am curious about this, because everywhere i go and if there are americans 
around it is immediately supposed that 'freedom of speech' is granted.

isn't it that freedom of speech is used mostly by the bourgeois class to 
oppress and is left to the workers so that they think they can free themselves?

does not putting limits to freedom of speech equate putting limits to 
capitalist exploitation (through racism/sexism etc) ?

jc helary