Hey everyone. I can understand how those cartoons may be insulting. I used to have a religion myself back when my neighbors converted me to Christianity for a little while. However as a very patriotic American I consider the rights to privacy, keep and bear arms, and especially free speech to be of the utmost importance, far above the want people have to feel warm and fuzzy all the time. That of course is why I consider a certain American leader to be a traitor to the Constitution and people of the United States.
American politics aside though, what do yall think? Do you want censorship?
Upon a cursory glance there seem to be some crazy jihadists/jihadist wannabes. I'm sorry that the Europeans(I'm just guessing that's where most of yall reside) are an ignorant racist bunch, and that there's not as much opportunity as there is in a more open and prosperous like the US or Canada. You can't tread on the rights of others because they made you feel bad though. American Muslims are very capable of understanding free speech, and all Americans are culturally richer because of their presence. Just know, if you don't embrace freedom, you'll never be in the least bit welcome in a free society. Also a certain saying comes to mind... "Vote with your dollar(euro/whatever)". In a place like Western Europe, US, Japan, etc that's really your only good choice.
If it's just insults, it's perfectly legal. It might be cussing, although I think of aggression as being physical. Free speech of course does have limits. You can't yell that there's a fire if there's not because of public safety, or blatantly lie about someone as that's slander. Many combinations of obscenities and insults though are allowed, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I love watching parody shows that insult politicians I don't much care for.
Hi Moples and welcome to the forum,
We need to balance freedom of speech with the rights of others, and in fact this is something that western democracies have already incorporated into their law. Inciting hatred against a visible minority is illegal in many countries. Courts recognize the issue of slander for individuals, and the same holds for religion. The only difference is that with the latter you insult far more people. In western societies, people may have their freedom of expression limited for a number of reasons. One cannot appear nude in society because it is consider offensive to others.
In such a sensitive time, when there are already prevalent stereotypes and prejudice against Muslims and Islam, exercising one's 'freedom of expression' in such a manner is a terrible decision. Only through promoting understanding and tolerance in today's world will we be able to reverse the negative trends and achieve peace.
Regards
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Surely I was sent to perfect the qualities of righteous character" [Musnad Ahmad, Muwatta Mâlik]
You know they are making mischeif and they know it too but just using freedom of speech as an excuse!
There was absolutely no need to print those cartoons!
(29:2-3) Do men think they will be left alone on saying, "We believe", and they will not be tested? For sure we will test them as we have tested those who came before them, to show (them) the truthful of the honest and the liars in their falsehood."
Hey everyone. I can understand how those cartoons may be insulting. I used to have a religion myself back when my neighbors converted me to Christianity for a little while. However as a very patriotic American I consider the rights to privacy, keep and bear arms, and especially free speech to be of the utmost importance, far above the want people have to feel warm and fuzzy all the time. That of course is why I consider a certain American leader to be a traitor to the Constitution and people of the United States.
American politics aside though, what do yall think? Do you want censorship?
Not at all. Only for freedom of speech to be excercised responsibly.
Upon a cursory glance there seem to be some crazy jihadists/jihadist wannabes. I'm sorry that the Europeans(I'm just guessing that's where most of yall reside) are an ignorant racist bunch, and that there's not as much opportunity as there is in a more open and prosperous like the US or Canada. You can't tread on the rights of others because they made you feel bad though.
I apologise if that's how it appears. I assure you I personally value freedom of speech - but not as an excuse to just say any offensive thing one would like to say. It's similar to the ways terrorists hide behind a legitimate religion, abusing it to their own ends.
American Muslims are very capable of understanding free speech, and all Americans are culturally richer because of their presence. Just know, if you don't embrace freedom, you'll never be in the least bit welcome in a free society. Also a certain saying comes to mind... "Vote with your dollar(euro/whatever)". In a place like Western Europe, US, Japan, etc that's really your only good choice.
Do the words 'Boycott on Danish Goods' mean anything to you? Not that it was a wise move. In fact, that boycott has probably exacerbated the situation.
Okay, just to clarify - I am not against freedom of speech. I only ask that it be used responsibly. I mean, hey, I could stand on a box and shout out 'GO KILL EVERY GREEN SKINNED MUTANT YOU SEE!', but then if I'm mobbed by Green Skinned Mutants, I can't really complain and say 'freedom of speech' can I?
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