The trouble with outlawing "hate speech" is: who gets to decide what is hate speech?
> Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.
All rules are made by fallible humans. That doesn't mean we shouldn't have rules.
Rules which limit speech are harmful. This is because free communication of ideas is the foundation of a free and democratic soceity.