Thursday, October 9, 2008

What passes for free speech

Muslims are outraged enough about some simple caricature to burn buildings. In the U.S., there are those that view these episodes and lament the lack of free speech in the Muslim world, ignoring their own efforts to censor. Now Iranians want to mock the holocaust as some sort of perverted revenge. Against the Danes????
Religious and political hypocrites of all stripes in all countries will never stop their violent, intolerant behavior. Their entire world view is based on dogma rather than fact, and their leaders cultivate an Us vs. Them mentality that results in such ridiculous actions. It is time for a new age of reason, but I think 'civilization' is actually backsliding instead.

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