[extropy-chat] thought space map on cartoons

[Dirk Bruere]

On 2/13/06, Amara Graps <amara at amara.com> wrote:
>
> Dirk:
> >The bottom line is that 'free speech' includes freedom to say things that
> >are offensive, stupid and provocative. If it only included things that by
> >definition could offend nobody it would not be free speech.
>
>
> Yes (obviously), but what possibly could be gained by the newspaper
> printing them again, and by the other European newspapers joining in,
> if not to provoke?


Maybe the European zeitgeist is that now is the time to draw a line in the
sand.
OTOH, all this blew up just as a debate and vote took place in the British
Parliament that would have made a Moslem backed 'religious intolerance' bill
into a rather wide ranging and draconian law. It was defeated (just).

Dirk
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