My favorite drawings at the Muhammad cartoon festival in Texas were the two chalk outlines out front.
My favorite drawings at the Muhammad cartoon festival in Texas were the two chalk outlines out front.
People.....Not a fan.
If you do something intentionally knowing that it will cause violence you are partially responsible. Just a fact.
Kids know this. We teach them to ignore or move on when dealing with an asshole but we also teach the asshole that their behaviour is unacceptable.
Disagree all you want. I really don't care.
Also, Bush is not a religion, race, gender or sexuality... Bush is a person. You created a Straw Man, nothing more.
I know of nothing besides religious faith that could drive a person to take it upon themselves to murder someone over a cartoon. People can be paid to do that kind of thing, or threatened, all for the glory or power of a dictator. But no one just decides to kill over a cartoon without religious zeal driving them to it.
Liberté. Égalité. Fraternité.
I agree completely. I am in no way condoning the silencing of people due to intimidation. I think that if you want to draw Allah with a bomb wrapped head gear go for it. If Muslims attack they should be stopped or killed. But if you draw that picture for the sole purpose of pissing off Muslims you are contributing to the problem. There really is no need to draw those pictures...
Look, the 1st amendment isn't for general topics that we all relate to - those discussions need no protections. The 1st amendment was created to protect the fringe discussions where people do not agree and where government may, had the 1st not been added to the Constitution, take retribution on those fringes. The way I see thrilla's analogy is from the perspective of "they were asking for it". In that way, it is analogous. However - it's irrelevant. Purposeful speech that incites anger is still protected speech in this case.
“I think if Thomas Jefferson were looking down, the author of the Bill of Rights, on what’s being proposed here, he’d agree with it. He would agree that the First Amendment cannot be absolute.” - Chuck Schumer (D). Yet, Madison and Mason wrote the Bill of Rights, according to Sheila Jackson Lee, 400 years ago. Yup, it's a fact.
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis
The 10 Commandments of Logic - (Courtesy of Abbazorkzog Blog)