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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is easy to be a proponent of “nice” speech.

It is when speech can be considered “offensive” that it is critical to defend the right to speak freely.

We give up that right, we have lost a good deal of freedom.

I absolutely abhor the burning or trampling of the American flag.  But, it is a right which my son, among others, fights to defend.  [/quote]

Blah blah blah. I have been a member of the ACLU since you were in diapers, so can the lecture.

I'm not questioning whether it's legal or whether they should be entitled to protection under the law.

I am questioning whether this speech is anything other than a deliberate provocation of Muslims.  I mean seriously, how many people just feel like drawing Mohammed?  Like oh, great, it's really important to me as an artist to depict Mohammed, so I am going to enter this contest.  In what way is it important to them OTHER than to piss off Muslims?

At least the Klan has a purpose for what they say, even though I detest it.  At least that "God Hates Fags" guy is doing something because he really does believe that God hates homosexuals.    The people at this event undertook this speech solely to offend.  There is no other purpose.

I have zero respect for that.[/quote]

Cartoons of Mohammad are not purely offensive. They are also a part of current discourse, in this country and worldwide. Refraining/ignoring the issue isn't respectful, it's putting your head in the sand.[/quote]

It's not offensive TO YOU!  Taking the picture of an Amish person is offensive to Amish.  No one questions that.[/quote]

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