[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] This is fundamentally the key problem with these caricaturess that were made. The language of caricatures are by nature meant to offend. Yes we can defend it by saying oh but this is just someone making harmless fun. Well I am sorry but that is the most ridiculous thing I have heard. [/ QUOTE ]…
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Sorry m8, but you are slightly contradicting yourself. You say that it is important for the free exchange of ideas and opinions. Could you then please tell how ideas and opinion are being exchanged from insulting each other? [/ QUOTE ] I don't see how he's contraticting himself. Freedom of speech is…
[ QUOTE ] Sorry m8, but you are slightly contradicting yourself. You say that it is important for the free exchange of ideas and opinions. Could you then please tell how ideas and opinion are being exchanged from insulting each other? [/ QUOTE ] I think the idea that the newspapers were trying to get across is that they…
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] You obviously don't know the first thing about islam [/ QUOTE ] It's soo easy to find a copy of the Khoran, since it is not allowed to be printed in any other language than Arabic. I mean who doesn't want to learn an entirely new language, then read a big thick book they won't…
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] You obviously don't know the first thing about islam [/ QUOTE ] It's soo easy to find a copy of the Khoran, since it is not allowed to be printed in any other language than Arabic. I mean who doesn't want to learn an entirely new language, then read a big thick book they won't understand until…
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Sorry m8, but you are slightly contradicting yourself. You say that it is important for the free exchange of ideas and opinions. Could you then please tell how ideas and opinion are being exchanged from insulting each other? [/ QUOTE ] I think the idea that the newspapers were trying to get across is…
[ QUOTE ] Free speech is free speech. In the USA we often refer to a quote by Voltaire (French author, not an American talk show host ...) "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. " The free exchange of ideas and opinions is a necessary part of a mature, developing…
Hi all, firstly I am a Muslim and wish to put across my view point on this situation. Was the Danish newspaper company that published the caricatures exercising free speech? In my opinion, they were not. However, what it was an attempt at was to exercise the right to insult a group of people freely without the backlash of…