France is not consistent about freedom of speech
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2015 Jan 13, 11:00pm 16,329 views 66 comments
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Dan8267
2015 Jan 15, 8:13pm
Dan8267
2015 Jan 15, 8:13pm
You often switch between ideas and legality with a foot in each world.
Honey, you're mixing two entirely different conversations and losing the context of both.
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The only good argument I've heard from Muslims about the Charlie Hebdo massacre is that there are other restrictions on freedom of speech in France already (holocaust and armenian genocide denial and insulting the French flag are all illegal in France). So, they say, why shouldn't insulting Mohammed also be illegal in France?
Of course this does not excuse the murders, but if France really wants to defend free speech, they must be consistent about it and allow holocaust denial and insults to their own flag.
There are American laws prohibiting the burning of the US flag, but the US Supreme Court bless their souls actually takes freedom of speech seriously and rules that such laws violate the Constitution.
Why can't France do the same? If they're serious about freedom of speech, they should be consistent about it.