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| Topic: Will Hussein fold and abolish Freedom of Speech? | |
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who would know that it was threat of violence that stopped the article? who would even know about the article IF NOT for their advertising that they are going to post it 'in spite of' my opinion is its an UNNECESSARY political statement that puts others in harms way selfishly... Freedom of speech is freedom to express your opinion without fear of retribution because others disagree. Freedom of the press is the right to publish dissenting opinions as long as they do not threaten anyone physically. If someone tells you that you cannot express an opinion because they will come after you then either you are stifled in expressing that opinion and the bullies win or you express your opinion anyway and demand that the bullies accept your right to express yourself. In France, the US and the rest of the free civilized world the bullies have to accept all others rights to express themselves freely. Too bad for those who wish to suppress free speech. They can likewise peacefully express their disagreement. Now that's civilized. there is nothing particularly 'civilized' about ridiculing people or their beliefs although its common and accepted in our culture and protected legally as I said, it seems childish to me to do something JUST BECAUSE someone else doesnt want you to It would be like me eating spinach (which I find disgusting) just because someone else threatened me with violence if I didnt There are some things that have multiple reasons for self censoring, or avoiding,, and refusing to do so just because someone else threatens you is actually pretty childish,,, in my opinion I just will never find the sense in it... They are not doing this just because someone else doesn't want them to do it in my opinion. If someone told them they did not want them to eat spinach I doubt there would be a run at the supermarket. 
(you may be a super-taster by the way) They are publishing this to make a point that they insist on maintaining their freedom to comedically skewer whomever they want and they insist on their rights being protected. And that is also big news particularly at this time and it will sell a lot of magazines and also will make the authors champions for a just cause. It also isn't very polite but you know...Neither is chopping somebody's head off. 'do whatever I Want' = selfish Do you feel that way towards extremist Muslims? yes skewer whomever you want does not equal "do whatever i want" this means feel free to lampoon a political, religious or historical figure - anyone of them based on their views. that's free speech - it harms no one but allows for frank and open discussions even on contentious subjects. free speech is legal in open societies and in fact essential to having a free society in which we debate publicly policies and regulations. "do whatever i want" means not to accept anyone else's laws or restrictions. robbing or honor killings or wife beating - these are very harmful and do inflict a great deal of harm on others and society. so i disagree vigorously that the French magazine is saying we should do whatever we want. on the other hand, the radical Islamists are trying to force their backwards morals and repression on everyone else. the radical Islamists are saying "we will do whatever we want" - we will kill those who disagree with us and insult us in some way according only to their twisted perceptions. 
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