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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Muhammad with a fused bomb in his turban DOES represents hate speech by representing his followers as war-waging bomb-blowing monsters. Don't pretend that it had a rosy message.[/quote]

I dont see this as hate speech. Sorry.
To me, its connecting an interpretation of Islam to terrorism. Which happens everyday. [/quote]

See...and that is part of the disconnect.  I am Christian and I would say that cartoon is hate speech.  It offended (and was meant to offend) the people it portrayed but it also offended Muslims who are NOT terroritsts.  It was meant to generalize the entire group as terrorists and it is NO different than a cartoon (or someone saying) that all Jews are crooks.  If one is wrong, then the other is just as wrong. I get the sense that some of you are taking this position because of a prejudice against Muslims.   [/quote]

Truth is an affirmative defense to defamation.  Does that work for the charge of hate speech as well?[/quote]

What are you saying is true?  That ALL followers of Islam are terrorists or that all Jews are crooks? [/quote]

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