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The legacy is even more relevant to the topic. See [0].

> Advocacy of force or criminal activity does not receive First Amendment protections if (1) the advocacy is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action, and (2) is likely to incite or produce such action.

The point is that freedom of speech isn't universal and context matters.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imminent_lawless_action



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