Many were in full riot gear complete with shotguns, K-9 animals, and water cannons. Mounted officers patrolled along Old Orchard Road, or stood at the ready along the taped off perimeter which was established to separate The Ku Klux Klan and Aryan Nations from those who had come, at the urging of the Jewish Defense League, to express their outrage that the Nazis had once again been able to rally in their community. All of this despite the overwhelming opposition to the Klan among area residents. Many people of conscience grappled with the conflict between enduring the vicious, ugly, and often violent rhetoric of the Klan, while at the same time defending the Klans right to free speech. Most understood that there was simply something wrong with having to make such a choice.
Hate speech is very similar to pornography.
Both have been shown to lead to instances of extremely antisocial behavior under the proper set of circumstances. The availability of pornography is thought to contribute to the presence of prostitution, drug use, and the petty crimes that come part and parcel with them. Ardent feminists insist that pornography, through it's oppressive and exploitative representation of women, directly contributes to the extent of rape in our culture. Hate speech has been directly associated with the presence of violent youth gangs, organized racist militias, mass murder, and arson. The similarities between the two are obvious.