tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post1950925382308453056..comments2023-11-02T04:53:05.386-05:00Comments on kc bob: Is hate speech a form of free speech?kc bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-11064650586894425172012-09-16T13:54:56.741-05:002012-09-16T13:54:56.741-05:00Thanks for the comments Mike and crownring. This e...Thanks for the comments Mike and crownring. This excerpt from the Albom article speaks to the insanity:<br /><br />"To use this shoddy propaganda as justification for violence against Americans abroad is as indefensible as using a single hateful lesson taught at a Middle Eastern madrassa to justify attacking Arab embassies here."kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-19793935120472968222012-09-16T12:30:56.361-05:002012-09-16T12:30:56.361-05:00Mitch Albom wrote this in response to this week...Mitch Albom wrote this in response to this week's anti-American violence in the Middle East.<br /><br />http://www.freep.com/article/20120916/COL01/309160159/1001/rss01 <br /><br />It makes sense.<br /><br />Sadly, there's nothing new about irrational hatred. Whether it's as blatant as this violence or a subtle as snubbing a cashier at the supermarket because she's the wrong color, it's the devil's work behind it. crownringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091550580924650465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-67489810775072476342012-09-15T14:00:21.374-05:002012-09-15T14:00:21.374-05:00I cannot condone hate speech, but one man's ha...I cannot condone hate speech, but one man's hate speech can be another man's legitimate criticism. Who is to be the judge of where the line is to be drawn. If free speech is not the freedom to criticize the things we disagree with then it is difficult to see what it means. I could argue under the proposed Egyptian law that the Koran is hate speech because it criticizes Christianity. I have not seen the video involved and do not want to endorse it, but criminalizing to things we disagree with is no solution. Mike Erich the Mad Theologianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682504413797395786noreply@blogger.com