What Muslims Can Learn From Larry Flynt

So now it’s the French who are frantically closing their embassies, worried about violent mobs enraged after the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons, some of them pornographic, mocking the Prophet Muhammad.

France’s official response has been more restrained than last week’s raft of apologies from the U.S. government after violence blamed on the incendiary video “Innocence of Muslims” swept across the Middle East, leading to attacks at U.S. diplomatic outposts and the death of four U.S. diplomats. But some commentators argue that if speech makes people angry enough to do terrible things — like murder — we should consider ways to restrain it.

In light of this swirling argument, and the swirling violence that influences it, we should take a moment to consider what it is that makes free speech so valuable, and its suppression so dangerous. This is a moment not to yield to demands for censorship, but to defend and even celebrate the freedoms that the makers of the video and the cartoons so grossly abuse.

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Grumpy old man

Amen. Religious as well as political powers that want tolerance as long as it agrees with their ideology. The muslim way of life is not just a religion but a complete system of rule and control. Democrat or Republican also want control and will take steps to quell your speech as well as radical muslims.
Evermyrtle

The Kenyan has shamed America as has never happened before. It is like he has apologizes to the antichrist, for our countries faith in JESUS CHRIST.
Evermyrtle

We have been shamed by this apology by the Kenyan to a country who is trying to destroy GOD AND HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST. What did he apologize for??? This is beyond me.
Devasahayam

They already learned what they could from him and have been for at least two years making materiel which would even make Flynt cringe–as shown by WND, and Act For America!
Jerry R Wood

Way past time to get right with God my friends.
c4246

Why does the USA have "ANY" foreign embassies ??????? How can we get the CIA to stop using us for "their" benefit ? The Henry Kissinger,Hillery Clinton; one world government for the WTO.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Patton/592034163 Andrew Patton
  
  Embassies exist for three reasons: 1. To engage in diplomacy, 2. To serve citizens abroad, including providing refuge for them in a crisis, and 3. To facilitate immigration and tourism by making it easier for people who wish to enter the country apply for a visa to do so.
Sutekh

Muslims can't learn anything from Larry Flynt. Remember, some of the 911 hijackers spent their last night in a strip club, drinking It was not a violation of their religion, because the only thing that a Muslim can actually do to guarantee himself a place in heaven with Allah is to die while killing nonMuslims. Nothing else matters, not murder, rape, theft, fraud, nor any crime, no matter how serious. The Muslims who reject salvation by martyrdom have to live stupendously holy lives, but even then they can't be sure that the immaculate and holy Allah will accept them.
Mass murderers go to the head of the line.