[[File:Hope and change.jpg|thumb|225px|right|[[United States Presidential Election, 2008|The 2008 Elections]] were particularly intimidating to [[Republican]] candidates and voters. ]]'''Liberal hate speech''' is [[hate speech]], that is, widely provocative speech to denigrate a legally protected class or group of citizens defined by legislation, employed by [[liberals]]. Liberals claim to support [[tolerance]], but their use of liberal hate speech tends to put the lie to this claim.
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[[File:Hope and change.JPG|thumb|225px|right|[[United States Presidential Election, 2008|The 2008 Elections]] were particularly intimidating to [[Republican]] candidates and voters. ]]'''Liberal hate speech''' is [[hate speech]], that is, widely provocative speech to denigrate a legally protected class or group of citizens defined by legislation, employed by [[liberals]]. Liberals claim to support [[tolerance]], but their use of liberal hate speech tends to put the lie to this claim.