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Originally Posted by homealone
hmm, seems to me that the 'problem' here is a lack of empathy/understanding.
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That cuts both ways.
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Having the right to free speech shouldn't mean it is is ok to upset & insult people.
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Actually, yes it does.
That doesn't mean that we have to go out of our way to insult, but that equally applies to the 'injured' party not going out of their way to be 'aggrieved'.
The whole point about FoS is that we can choose whether we wish to be sensitive to someone's sensibilities, or whether we choose to ignore this to make a statement. If we have to consider whether that risks a death-threat, then the 'freedom' is lost.
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Originally Posted by homealone
It seems simple enough, we agree not to upset our Islamic neighbours with such material in the future, we all shake hands & move on.
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Fine, if they'll agree to ensure that the extremist element in the UK is routed. But then they'd have to break their own 'code' of not handing a Muslim over to non-Muslims.
While Islam places itself before community/country/family we can never be sure whether our Islamic neighbours are neighbours or whether they'll be Muslims first and foremost.
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Originally Posted by homealone
For anyone who feels that is 'giving in', I think it would be as much a victory for mutual respect, as it might be a defeat for free speech.
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There can be no 'victory for mutual respect' until there
is mutual respect. It can't be a unilateral decision.