In some cases a country needs to be protected from itself . Should we be allowed drive drunk ? No because it endangers other people ' s lives . Should we be allowed drive drunk if 70 % of the electorate support it ? No fuck that you ' re endangering other people ' s lives , it ' s not even up for debate . The same is true for hate speech , it directly impacts and endangers other member of society and that ' s never acceptable no matter what the people think . What you ' re describing is a total democracy and nobody has this system for multiple reasons including the one I ' ve described above . <| sep |> I do the same thing . I don ' t know what to do when my friends and family together in a room . Should I act like my near friends personality or my near family personality ? Here ' s the answer , I mix them .