tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585770016549670048.post192195680965175037..comments2023-11-05T12:31:37.578+01:00Comments on Reflections of A World Citizen: Freedom of Speech: Should There Be Limits?David Cuschierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06479884899112163160noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585770016549670048.post-66993196427846198742008-04-17T17:50:00.000+02:002008-04-17T17:50:00.000+02:00I agree with you on most points.I personally belie...I agree with you on most points.<BR/><BR/>I personally believe in freedom of speech, and unconditional freedom of speech; even if this freedom includes the most vile holocaust denial or racist talk. I hate it, but freedom of speech should be absolute.<BR/><BR/>However the line has to be drawn at incitement to violence. I think Maltagirl and 'Animal Rights Malta' have made perfectly good points here; words such as massacre and extermination cannot really be interpreted any other way.Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706450242483900385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585770016549670048.post-13409154071640082072008-04-17T10:48:00.000+02:002008-04-17T10:48:00.000+02:00I think it all comes down to law enforcement. If p...I think it all comes down to law enforcement. If people who incite violence and hatred are breaking the laws of their country then the law should be enforced.<BR/><BR/>Freedom is not onnly about rights but also about duties and responsabilities.La delirantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05247193369830489441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585770016549670048.post-63281281918640930622008-04-17T06:45:00.000+02:002008-04-17T06:45:00.000+02:00All well and good, and I agree with all that you s...All well and good, and I agree with all that you say. However, the line should be drawn when intolerant fundamentalists advocate murder, like the individuals in the picure are doing.<BR/><BR/>You can't have the cake and eat it too. If one enjoys freedom of expression, one should not abuse that freedom by demanding that others renounce their own freedom of expression or else they will be murdered.<BR/><BR/>Incitement to violence (or worse, murder) from anyone should not be tolerated.Kenneth Cassarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507191303086840472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585770016549670048.post-76621355109639589592008-04-17T06:38:00.000+02:002008-04-17T06:38:00.000+02:00Red, I agree that people should be able to express...Red, I agree that people should be able to express their opinions, but the people in that photo are calling for the "massacre" and "extermination" of those who offend them. I think that is going too far.<BR/><BR/>If some other person sees those signs and thinks "OK I'll do it" and goes off and kills fifty people, you can't say that those protesters are entirely innocent because they "only" protested.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I agree with the rest of what you said about freedom of speech, although I am a bit skeptical about "dangerous minds can be persuaded to become fountains of peace" ;-)MaltaGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649923999150506511noreply@blogger.com