Is Trump yelling fire in a crowded theater?

[Cyrano]

There are limits to our constitutional right to free speech and yelling fire in a crowded theater is one of those limits (unless there really is a fire).

In this case, the actual question is: “Is Trump’s language inciting people to attack Muslim individuals and/or mosques in the U.S.?”

We’ve probably got a lot of lawyers here. What do you think? Is Trump, in effect, yelling fire in a crowded theater?

[randys1]

1. This is theater. He is trying to create the following situation:

He wants to become as outrageous as he can, draw the really nasty folks (we know them by a particular name) to his campaign, and then when the R party nominates someone else, he will go 3rd party and take these folks with him.

He is loving the attention and the crowds, but secretly he doesnt want a con in the WH and he and Bill dreamt this up at their last meeting.

[oberliner]

3. You wrote: "he and Bill dreamt this up at their last meeting."

Who is the "Bill" that you mean?

[randys1]

6. Clinton - they met, it was reported on, right before Donald started the campaign

[oberliner]

11. Interesting

If this is really part of some kind of plan like you describe then that is quite brilliant actually.

[randys1]

15. That they met is known, what I allege is not known of course.

DOnald Trump is a criminal who used thugs to beat up old people to force them out of their apartments so he could turn them into condos.

He is a liar and an asshole, but he is not the extreme bigot that he is playing on TV (basing this off of what we know about him up till now)

As I said on my twitter

"Donald Trump may not be a total racist piece of shit, he just plays one on TV"

[Oneironaut]

2. No. Free speech limits are purposefully lenient.

Part of the problem with this concept is that it creates a slippery slope where any type of undesirable speech becomes arguably dangerous.

[loyalsister]

14. Muslims who live in my city do not want to be seen in or near the Mosque

The Islamaphobic sentiment is driving that. Anyone who wants to make the fear those people feel about their own free speech is part of the US Narcissism Donald Trump so perfectly represents.

[Pathwalker]

4. You cannot FALSELY yell fire in a crowded theater. If there is a fire, you CAN

yell fire. Why doesn't anyone get this phrase correct?

[LanternWaste]

7. Because I think everyone is already objectively aware of that implicit sentiment

"Why doesn't anyone get this phrase correct?"

Because I think everyone is already objectively aware of that implicit sentiment as part and parcel of the statement. Much as the OP implies there is no fire in the theater Trump is yelling in (or at).

[Cyrano]

8. Why don't you reread the op

[earthside]

9. Thank you!

That is exactly correct.

And for those in the Repuglican Party, they do believe there is a fire in the theater.

Frankly, I think this may have been a very smart move for Trump politically in the base Repuglican electorate.

[olddots]

5. I'm pretty sure Donny has a slew of lawyers prompting him

about what he can get away with legally .He may be a disgusting turd maggot but he isn't stupid
( ignorant yes ,but very cunning )

[Cyrano]

10. I'm not sure that he

always plans what comes out of his mouth. The cheering crowd gets him wound up and he's capable of spewing out virtually anything on the spur of the moment.

[Nye Bevan]

13. You don't really need a lawyer for this stuff.

As long as he doesn't point at a Muslim in the crowd and yell "There's a Muslim! Kill him!" his speech is protected by the First Amendment.

[Nye Bevan]

12. Nope. He is showing his true colors and (hopefully) dooming his campaign (nt)