"Hate Speech Is Not Free Speech"

If I hear one more lefty say "hate speech is not free speech" I'm going to lose my shit.
Did everybody skip seventh grade civics class but me?
Look:
"Hate speech" is not even a legal category
But:
"Hate speech" is Constitutionally protected.
Period.
There is no First Amendment exception for "hate speech."
Using, for example, racial slurs makes you (under ordinary conditions) an asshole; but being an asshole is not illegal.
If you're looking for a country where the government can punish people for being mean and saying rude words, you're in the wrong place.