# Rights of Hatemongers in Europe (and Other Places)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 3, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rights-of-hatemongers-in-europe-and-other-places/932115 "2021-02-03T10:08:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rights-of-hatemongers-in-europe-and-other-places/932115/6 "2021-02-03T15:48:33Z")
Previous thread on topic: > [@Factual Discussion about Canada’s Hate Speech Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/factual-discussion-about-canada-s-hate-speech-laws/843166): > > There’s a lively debate going on in GD about hate speech laws, and from time to time Canadian hate speech laws get mentioned: [WaPo editorial “Why America needs a hate speech law”](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=884596) I thought it might be helpful to have a discussion about Canada’s laws here in GQ to supplement that debate, but on the condition that it’s a factual discussion, not a debate about the merits of the Canadian laws. I’ve run the idea past the mods and they’re okay with me starting the thread, even though GQ normally sta… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rights-of-hatemongers-in-europe-and-other-places/932115)._