IRELAND IS TURNING MORE TOTALITARIAN WITH A NEW PROPOSED "ANTI--HATE" SPEECH LAW. EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DO NOT HAVE A FIRST AMENDMENT-LIKE LAW OR TRADITION. FRANCE RECENTLY PROSECUTED A FACEBOOK USER FOR CALLING THE PRESIDENT "FILTH". AS WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, WE MUST GUARD THE 1ST AMENDMENT AS ZEALOUSLY IN THE US AS ALL THE OTHERS (SUCH AS THE 2ND).FLORIDA JUST PASSED A "HATE SPEECH" BILL, FOR EXAMPLE. THE BEST RESPONSE TO "HATE SPEECH" OR SPEECH YOU DON'T LIKE IS COUNTERSPEECH.