Sunday, February 22, 2009

Once Again It’s the Economy, Stupid

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The Left is only too happy to suppress free speech. It doesn’t know what it’s getting itself into

By Lars Hedegaard

One thing in particular struck me last week when I was in London for the showing of Geert Wilders’ Fitna in the House of Lords. Well, apart from the fact that Mr. Wilders was banned from entering the country.

It was the press’ uniform designation of the Dutch politician as “right-wing” or even “extreme right-wing”.

What precisely has Geert Wilders done or said that makes him deserving of this epithet? For make no mistake: whereas “left-wing” is considered an accolade and smacks of loving kindness towards green forests, stray dogs in need of a warm place to sleep and undernourished children in Africa, “right-wing” denotes a misanthrope who hates all good people and will eat innocent babies for breakfast. Read more ...

Source: The International Free Press Society

Which Speech is Free Speech?

 I am a Muslim
Inoffensive speech
Speech offensive for reasons other than listed below
Defaming one's family & all of the above
Defaming religion, mocking prophets & all of the above
Inciting violence & all of the above
Conspiring to commit violence & all of the above

 I am not a Muslim
Inoffensive speech
Speech offensive for reasons other than listed below
Defaming one's family & all of the above
Defaming religion, mocking prophets & all of the above
Inciting violence & all of the above
Conspiring to commit violence & all of the above