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Thoran · 02-03-2006, 05:24 PM

RANT...

Well let me be the first to apologize to Denmark, France, and all the EU countries who have made a stand for Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press. The apparently spineless US Gubberment has decided to stand in the forefront of those trading away fundamental rights to avoid making people 'mad'.

And to those who would say that Freedom of Speech doesn't apply in this case... I would say that if freedom of speech doesn't extend to saying something that will make someone else upset... then Freedom of Speech is a sham and an illusion. These Freedoms apply and need to be defended ESPECIALLY when you're saying something that might make someone else upset.

I'm embarrassed for my country that we would not be in the FOREFRONT of those defending the right of that Danish newspaper to print those stupid cartoons. We've sunk far.

grr...

/RANT

anyway... Memnoch you're making valid points regarding responsibility, and frankly the cartoons were poor at best... but some fault lies with the way the Islamic world has responded to the stupid things. There was a controversy surrounding the topic and the papers chose to cover that controversy, and informing their readers included reporducing those works. It was a judgement call, could it have been handled better... sure... but should the Danish and French Governments apologize for the decisions of a couple editers in a couple papers? HECK NO.

[ 02-03-2006, 05:31 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]

02-03-2006, 05:24 PM	#35
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,109	RANT... Well let me be the first to apologize to Denmark, France, and all the EU countries who have made a stand for Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press. The apparently spineless US Gubberment has decided to stand in the forefront of those trading away fundamental rights to avoid making people 'mad'. And to those who would say that Freedom of Speech doesn't apply in this case... I would say that if freedom of speech doesn't extend to saying something that will make someone else upset... then Freedom of Speech is a sham and an illusion. These Freedoms apply and need to be defended ESPECIALLY when you're saying something that might make someone else upset. I'm embarrassed for my country that we would not be in the FOREFRONT of those defending the right of that Danish newspaper to print those stupid cartoons. We've sunk far. grr... /RANT anyway... Memnoch you're making valid points regarding responsibility, and frankly the cartoons were poor at best... but some fault lies with the way the Islamic world has responded to the stupid things. There was a controversy surrounding the topic and the papers chose to cover that controversy, and informing their readers included reporducing those works. It was a judgement call, could it have been handled better... sure... but should the Danish and French Governments apologize for the decisions of a couple editers in a couple papers? HECK NO. [ 02-03-2006, 05:31 PM: Message edited by: Thoran ]