Brian, Aussie, cods, pansi, svengali, Phem, you have all suggested in your own unique way that the cartoons should not have been published and that freedom of speech is not worth it if it upsets Muslims. Yet none of you will explain how far you would go to appease terrorists. Why is that? Are you scared to say?
John Smith wrote on Jan 17
th, 2015 at 10:32pm:
freediver wrote on Jan 17
th, 2015 at 9:42pm:
Do you support Charlie Hebdo's right to mock Islam?
John, how about you make some up for me, for free.
I'm not a cartoonists. I just find it amusing that you accuse others of being cheese eating surrender monkeys for not posting offensive images, when in the 3 yrs I've been on here, you've never once done so yourself on your own forum.
Your not a surrender monkey are you FD?
I actually made one up the other day. The one with Osama.
Quote:What was it inciting when it published those cartoons, FD?
Svengali made the suggestion, ask him. I think it was another way of blaming Charlie Hebdo for the terrorist attacks.
Quote:There is a point where ridicule can be taken too far.
There is a point where spineless appeasement can be taken to far. Do you know where that is Brian?
Quote:Some people are most sensitive than others.
So the Muslims who murdered 20 people are really just sensitive new age guys whose feelings were hurt?
Quote:I think the Charlie Hebdo publishers failed to take into account the probable backlash against their efforts, particularly after a previous firebombing and the continuous death threats they were were receiving. That they appear not to supplied even some basic security to their employees makes them IMO culpable in what occurred.
Yes, they should have taken the hint from all the other occasions that Muslims murdered 20 people in response to cartoons. It is their fault for not having foresight as excellent as your hindsight.
Quote:If you want to exercise your freedom of speech go ahead but don't be surprised when people take offence. I'd suggest there were other ways to ridicule Islam and Mohammed than being simple toilet-wall graphitti.
There are Brian, but that is hardly the point, is it? There are all sorts of ways we could spinelessly appease terrorists. That does not mean we should, does it?
Quote:How one "expresses their views" is kind of at the crux of the entire discussion, you see, it is about Freedom of Speech not Freedom of Expression - after all, the two shooters were only expressing their opinion opposed to Charlie Hedbo...
So, do you want Freedom of Speech or Freedom of Expression?
Which position would you surrender?
Freedom of expression is never interpreted by rational people to mean shooting people. It basically means the same thing as freedom of speech, but is broader to include non-speech expression such as artwork. I did suggest to you and Karnal that you start a new thread to discuss the definitions if you still don't understand what everyone is saying. I thought you were just obfuscating at the time, but apparently you really do not know, or are being deliberately thick. You should do a bit of catch-up before trying to discuss this with the adults, just to save everyone a bit of time.
Quote:You were going alright til you posted this crap.that thinking is no different to the " uncovered meat" speech by the Muslim cleric. ie . If a crime is committed against Freediver or a girl in a bikini it is their fault because Muslim men can't control their impulses ( in this case to kill). Very sad thought process
You'd be surprised how many people here are trying to blame everyone but the gunmen for the attacks.
Quote:Epic fail my friend,
The guilt lies totally with terrorists, absolutely, undeniably 100%. The cartoonists are heroes in my books, absolute brave martyrs . If you can't see that, there really is no hope for you. Your logic is actually more twisted then the ISIS fighters who at least are committed to a logical course of action
This is the same person who argued that we have no right (or even ability) to criticise all the horrible things done in the name of Islam overseas, but who often has a go at the pope. He seems to think Islam needs special protection because people are criticising it. It is simply not possible that the criticism is deserved, and no amount of terrorist attacks will change his mind. They just make him more resolute. There more evil things done by Muslims in the name of Islam, the more culpable non-Muslims are.