[eesmith]

See, that's the problem with your overuse of hyperbole - you end up making this a thread about "freeze peach", rather than the real issue.

People can't tell if you mean literally die fighting for their use to say "fuck you", or if you mean figuratively people shouldn't take the topic to court to defend their free speech right to say "fuck you."

catboybotnet clearly wasn't making arguing for absolutist free speech - see the "unless it turns to harassment" exception. I'm sure catboybotnet also supports time-place-manner free speech exceptions, but didn't think include all the exceptions.

Here's the point. Saying 'fuck you' is already, broadly speaking, covered under free speech protection in the US. Since you think burning the Koran is equivalent to saying "fuck you", then burning the Koran is covered under free speech rights.

If you think "Free speech is important" but you don't recognize that saying "fuck you" is free speech, then there's a fundamental difference between your concept of free speech and the one I'm familiar with - the one in US law.

You need to explain why people should care about your non-standard definition.