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Have Fun, RT
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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
No, but they should not consistently make editorial decisions based on avoiding offense. And they should not avoid "taboo" subjects. Among other things, I get tired of seeing newspapers print things like "the N word".
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This is not directly responsive to what you say here, but it occurred to me earlier today that the major concern with "free speech" -- IMHO -- is ensuring that there is plenty of competition in the so-called marketplace of ideas. If I thought European newspapers were likely to be suppressing the notion that there's a problem with radical Islam, I'd be a lot more sympathetic to the view that these cartoons needed to be published. But it's not like this is a strange concept that's in danger of not being heard. Pointing out that there's a lot of violence committed in the name of Islam is not exactly a sacred cow.
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