I think there is also a fine line between expressing an opinion in a public/private forum, or uttering a threat in public. Try loudly joking about having a bomb in your pants at an airport or a national landmark, and see what happens...
Also, just because some Black Panther or White Power guy got away with it before without being prosecuted does not make it okay to do the same. That is not a defense, legal or moral.
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