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One could argue that he did, indirectly. Freedom of speech means exactly that - the freedom to say whatever you want, within the margins allowed by the law, reg
by MrBuddyCasino 12y ago
One could argue that he did, indirectly. Freedom of speech means exactly that - the freedom to say whatever you want, within the margins allowed by the law, regardless of how it could be perceived by some specific group of people. Somebody is always going to be offended, I think el-Hamdoon missed the whole point.
What he could have said instead, but didn't, is this: "While I find the cover disgusting, freedom of speech protects their right to publish this, and they should not fear for their lives because of it."
- Guthur 12y ago"Within the margins of law" So it's not completely free. There is a hate speech law in France. So there are limits to speech and many people might find them acceptable limits.
- chernevik 12y agoThank you for the excellent example of why hate speech laws are such a terrible idea.
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- sfjailbird 12y ago> Freedom of speech means exactly that - the freedom to say whatever you want ... regardless of how it could be perceived by some specific group of people No. You can't publish porn freely. Why? Because some people find it offensive. It's not that simple.
- icebraining 12y agoOr maybe it is. What makes you uncritically accept those restrictions as not violating free speech? Just because the countries that impose them happen to claim they support free speech?