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This isn't a 'fail'. Being repulsed by Charlie Hebdo's offensive depictions of religious icons does not imply being in favour of the assassination of its editor
by geographomics 12y ago
This isn't a 'fail'. Being repulsed by Charlie Hebdo's offensive depictions of religious icons does not imply being in favour of the assassination of its editorial staff. You can stand squarely against both, without contradiction.
- icebraining 12y agoI didn't quote someone saying he was repulsed; I quoted someone saying it wasn't free speech. The two are very different statements. And I didn't say he's in favor of the assassination, either - just that he failed to distance himself from them.
- geographomics 12y agoWhy should he have to distance himself? That notion in itself implies that his default position is showing some favour.
- icebraining 12y agoIt's not the default position; it's - in my opinion - the implication of what he said. Criticizing the cartoonists in a moment like this reveals, if nothing else, a tremendous lack of compassion.
- melling 12y agoDo you still think Cumberbatch was poorly cast in the Imitation Game? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8777831 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8777831 A best actor nomination.
- geographomics 12y agoYes I do, but what does this have to do with Charlie Hebdo?
- melling 12y agoWell, I had no other way to point out that you turned out to be embarrassingly wrong.
- geographomics 12y agoOkay but I'm somewhat surprised how much this conversation meant to you, that you've chosen to resurrect it a month later in a completely unrelated thread. Anyway, his performance in The Imitation Game is just personal taste, it's not a matter of right and wrong, we just happen to hold different opinions - nothing to gloat about!
- melling 12y agoYeah, I laughed out loud pretty hard at the time saying "This guy is a clueless idiot". I wondered if we actually saw the same movie. Anyway, it's a waste of time to debate opinions. However, a Best Actor and Best Picture nomination are hard to argue with.
- geographomics 12y agoYou're an odd one, for sure.
- melling 12y agoIf only everyone would take the time. :-) http://xkcd.com/386/ http://xkcd.com/386/
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