UK Can Survive Geller and Spencer's Hate

Liberalism

True liberal societies are strong enough to overcome hate speech. That's why the U.K. shouldn't ban two anti-Muslim bigots, writes Matt Duss.

Published Jun. 28 2013 11:30AM EDT

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I’ll admit that when I first read the news that Robert Spencer and Pam Geller, the Sonny and Cher of anti-Muslim “creeping sharia” activism, had been barred

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UK Can Survive Geller and Spencer's Hate

True liberal societies are strong enough to overcome hate speech. That's why the U.K. shouldn't ban two anti-Muslim bigots, writes Matt Duss.

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