that's why i reckon we all lost the moral battle when we agreed to remove the infamous "cartoon" from publications- NOT because Muslims objected--but because Muslims threw petrol bombs at embassys--
we allowed the civilised peacefull satirical "protest" of a published cartoon
to be over-ruled by violent mob terror and social hooliganism--
we did not stand behind the civilised expression of disent--one which the over whelming majority of neutral citizens felt expressed a perfectly valid point....
as long as we deny the rights of peacefull citizens in favour of violent ones-were allways going to come out worse--
the pen is only mightier than the sword -if we make it mightier than the sword--
came acros this poem the other day which said it well--
man depicts religious figure with bomb on head--
man implies religious figure condones violence--
religious men protest this ---
man believes religious figure condones violence--
man flys airliner thru building-
religious men do not protest this--
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