There is a fine line between free speech and ‘hate speech.’ Free speech encourages debate, whereas hate speech incites violence. (Newton Lee). Discursive components could be instrumental in determining how individuals and societies express ‘hate speech.’ Critical discourse analysis (CDA) is founded on the insight that text and talk play a crucial role in maintaining and legitimating power, exploitation, discrimination, inequality, hegemony, injustice, oppression in contemporary society, racism a ...