When does speech become hate speech, we've already had a murder at the holocaust museum and a crazy fly into a government office. McVeigh blew up a government office during a period reminiscent of the current times. So for those who defend Beck's ranting, when does it matter?
Just Words: The Results of Hate Speech Part II | Joe Wood's Blog
My White Aryan Resistance: Dissecting The Lone Nut in American Politics | Joe Wood's Blog
Hate Groups Map | Southern Poverty Law Center
http://www.hatecrime.org/subpages/hatespeech/hate.html
Hate crime law arguments pro and con. Civil rights concerns
Sounds a bit like Beck?
"The task of the leaders and followers is to drive this knowledge ever deeper into the hearts of our shattered nation. Each must make that clear, each must think things through. Everything we do must be clear. We will never give up. If everything is clear, one does not have to be an outstanding speaker. If he can say it all in a few words, he is a propagandist. If we have an army of such propagandists, from the littlest to the [president] himself, and if each spreads our crystal-clear knowledge to the masses, the day will come which our worldview takes over the state, when our organization seizes the reins of power, when we are no longer members of a slave colony, but rather citizens of a political state that we ourselves have formed.
That is our task on this planet: to create the foundation on which our people can live. When we do that, this nation will create works of culture that will endure for eons in world history!"
Knowledge and Propaganda (1928)
"We do not usually look for allies when we love. Indeed, we often look on those who love with us as rivals and trespassers. But we always look for allies when we hate." Eric Hoffer