Nothing is Sacred!

[kandrathe]

My point remains.....we should not give in to them. And then the biggest problem is that 'we' often do because it start hurting our wallets....making us hypocrites. If your government means business with its fight against terrorism they could spend a few dollars on protecting these makes of south park (if it is the fear that is the problem here). If you can't, or are not willing to protect your citizens in your own country you have no business in Afghanistan or Iraq.

I don't think we should capitulate either.

But, I don't see anyone in the government standing up to Comedy Central, and supporting the freedom of expression of Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Quite the opposite, our current government support people paying their taxes and keeping their mouths shut. Read up on moves by our government to make Bolty liable for things we might say on his open forum. Perhaps if it actually gets to a court, then maybe judges would properly interpret the law. For an artist, suing their distributor is usually a career ending move. It is hard for many people, especially conservatives, to jump in and support the freedom of expression of people who's art is more on the profane side, whether that be Larry Flynt, Lenny Bruce, the Pythonians, Guy Earle, or Mark Steyn. Often, as with the prohibition of alcohol, morality gets in the way of personal freedom.

When it comes to the unrestricted freedom of expression, as opposed to the "freedom to not have someone hurt your feelings", I'm going to be on the side of the former. Much like that saying, "I may not agree with what you're saying, but I'll die to defend your right to say it." Unfortunately, you also get ignoramuses like Fred Phelps and his ilk.

But, for my part, I'm joining the Citizens Against Citizens Against Humor and their campaign "Celebrate everybody draw Muhammad day, May 20th".